[pgkdan]

“In 2010, the incarceration rate for white men under local, state and federal jurisdiction was 678 inmates per 100,000 white U.S. residents,” says Pew Research, “for black men, it was 4,347. According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, black men were more than six times as likely as white men to be incarcerated in 2010.”

It's not like the police are running around in paddy wagons rounding up black males at random. There are more blacks in prison because there are many, many, many more black criminals in this country. Period.

[econjack]

There was a discussion on TV years ago between Orin Hatch and Jesse Jackson on gun control. Orin was against it, Jesse for it. After a half an hour of Jesse’s diatribe with the usual platitudes, Orin said: “Mr. Jackson, if we cancel the murders committed by blacks in this country, the US would have a violent murder rate that is less than Switzerland.” The camera turned to Jesse...

Crickets...

[Jimmy Valentine]

Er........Ahem. “Paddy wagon”? As one of Irish descent I take issue withis terminogy. Try “Black Mariah” instead please