Posted on 07/31/2013 2:26:23 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
House Democratic leaders launched an effort this week to curb racial discrimination in the nations criminal justice system, arguing that the current process treats minority groups unfairly.
The lawmakers are examining what Congress can do if anything to fight racial profiling, iron out sentencing disparities and rein in other deep-rooted biases they say plague both the legal process and the country as a whole.
The push comes weeks after George Zimmerman, a Florida neighborhood watch volunteer, was acquitted of murder charges in the killing of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed African-American teenager, in a gated subdivision last year.
The Zimmerman verdict has opened up a debate about race even as some participants in the trial downplayed it. President Obama earlier this month questioned what would have happened if Martin had been white or Zimmerman black.
Behind House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), Democrats staged a public hearing on Tuesday to encourage a national conversation both rare and uncomfortable about racism in America.
Racism is not simply about African-Americans. Racism is present in every one of our communities, said Rep. Steny Hoyer (Md.), the chambers Democratic whip. We need to be conscious of it; we need to confront it; we need to deal with it.
Democrats on Tuesday steered mostly clear of advocating for specific policies, instead asking broader questions about Congresss role in the race debate. Rep. Xavier Becerra (Calif.), chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, wondered, for instance, how much power Congress has to alter racist views.
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That means George Zimmerman, right?
His mother is Hispanic, and his great-grandfather was Black.
No wonder you liberal pukes want to talk about Trayvon...your moron Obamugabe is a DISASTER economically!!!
Thanks for posting, Yoda.
Do you know if those statistics were compiled by a New York state agency or a NYC agency?
Why do I ask?
FBI statistics combine Hispanic and White murderers into ONE number!
Thus, using FBI numbers, it makes it appear that White Europeans commit more murders than they actually do, plus, it makes it appear that Whites murder Blacks at a much higher rate than actually happens.
According to the FBI, many Hispanics identify themselves as White, and, allegedly, Hispanics commit murder at approximately the same rate as Whites, so, the FBI combines the two.
There’s a Freeper who keeps posting those stats all over the place and I think they were compiled by New York city agency. I’ll look for it and send it to you. Oh I definitely believe blacks commit that much. I use to live in NYC and when you read about a murder it was almost always blacks. I actually saw them one night shooting at each other a few years back 115th and Broadway, pop pop pop the old firecracker sound and I looked across the street and saw the bros shooting at each other ducking down, and whoooooa I dont think I stopped running till I hit 95th street. lol They’re crazy, they start shooting if you blink the wrong way.
How can you have a “discussion” where one side isn’t allowed to speak?
Thanks.
I don’t question any of your stats.
It was a welcome surprise to see actual numbers on Hispanic murderers.
Adjusted for population, New York City Hispanics commit murder 3 times more often than White Europeans.
You can’t find that number at the FBI.
Some California agencies also report an exact number on Hispanic murderers.
But, good luck finding them.
I spent at least an hour last month trying to track down a database, but never found it.
It would be interesting to find an exact number on killings by illegals. One guy said they do 26% of all murders in the entire country. I don’t know how he got that stat, but if true then anything even resembling amnesty is full blown treason as far as I’m concerned. Over a quarter of murders and they are willfully and knowingly putting the lives of the American people at risk like that? That’s treason!
Racial Justice is what, exactly?
...quite simple, really...racial justice will occur when laws resulting in the incarceration of young black men are abolished...but only in the cases involving young black men perpetrators...
...young black men will become one of the most protected substrata of our civilization, in time...replacing the current LGBT bunch...
I have no interest or desire to have a “discussion” of any kind with race-obsessed malcontents.
Hear, hear!Until then, what is there to talk about?
And we havent heard condemnation of NBCs creating a racist template and forcing George Zimmermans words into it, either. NBC must be sued for enough to make Mr. Zimmerman whole - that means, enough to provide not only safety but a substantial livelihood for his family and for his friends who have been subjected to threats for telling the truth. And for all his attorney fees. And the FCC must be sued to require them to abolish the broadcasting of pseudo-objecive journalism.
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