US under George Bush (2003), black males: 4919 per 100,000.
What does it mean when the leader of the "free world" locks up its black males at a rate 5.8 times higher than the most openly racist country in the world?
To me it means that even though there are terrific opportunities for people of all colors in our society (as evidenced by a growing black middle class and some very, very wealthy black athletes, entertainers and businessmen) there are still many inner-city blacks who fail to exercise personal responsibility and good judgment. They fail to get a good education. They are sexually promiscuous to such a high degree that the vast preponderance of their children are born out of wedlock, and are raised by one parent, usually a young, uneducated female. They seek short-term gratification with sex and/or drugs, instead of making long-term plans for an honest, successful future. They don't believe that the American Dream is for them, and often feel that those who work hard are chumps.
Because of these and other poor choices, many inner-city youths see crime as the only way for them to get the things they want. Many have committed multiple crimes until they are finally caught and incarcerated. The fact that the rate of imprisonment is so high has exactly zero to do with George Bush and everything to do with the life of crime these thugs have chosen.
Well if the commies would stop telling the upstarts of all colors that they don't need to be partners in a free society then maybe they wouldn't get desperate and do desperate things to survive. In 2008, it's more about economic survival and being dishonest to our young people than race.