If we have reached the absurd point where decent, honorable men like Bennett can't speak the un-PC truth about a "sensitive" issue such as the disproportionate crime rate for a certain minority group, then we may as well forget ever solving any of the nation's societal/cultural problems. The first step toward correcting a bad situation is admitting that there is a bad situation in need of correction.
"Any "conservative" who condemns Bennett for saying the uncomfortable and unfortunate truth about crime and the black American community should not be considered a conservative. The one bedrock conservative value is truth, and it is undeniably true that young black American males commit serious crimes at a far greater per capita rate than any other ethnic group. If his critics can prove his statement to be incorrect, then let's see the proof."
OK, as long as you'd have similar "Yeah, he's right!" feelings when some Jester Jackson/Lewis Phoneykhan makes a statement along the lines of killing all white people in trailer parks to reduce meth usage, because - hey, statistically, that WOULD cut down meth usage, "not that I'm endorsing it.", or "Killing all illegal Mexican immigrants would drive up the price of day labor for American businesses, not that I'm for such measures."
See, even though it may be a 'statistical fact', most sane people don't even let the idea of killing off an ethnic race of babies enter their mind.