38% of white men?
i am not buying it...
They would be measuring those who spent even a night in county. Most people, who go to jail, go over unpaid fines or minor charges.
Many young men today have a DUI on their records that serves to diminish, if not destroy, their young lives and their abilities to provide for their children.
Thanks a pile, MADD Moms!
Thank goodness we have an all-powerful government with limitless resources to step in and provide for these mothers and children.
I’m not buying it either. I just tried to figure out if I know ANY white guy who spent a night in prison...and I can only think of one guy who MIGHT have. I don’t know nearly as many black guys well enough to know, but at 55, I’ve known a LOT of white guys over the years.
38% sound completely bogus to me.
And yes, I'd include Drunk driving and other convictions in that list. Of course, I lead a boring life, but there are lot more people more boring than me out there.
I wonder how the stats work out when the category is violent crime?
“38% of white men? i am not buying it...”
Neither am I, unless if I am really really out of touch. I’m from a small town, and it’s been a while since I graduated, still, I and everyone has a pretty good idea of who’s been arrested, and it sure isn’t 2 out of every 5 guys.
Not buying that % of white men either.
i am not buying it...
No, and I don't see where this report comes from the a study performed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. There is a recent survey that was discussed here previously -- the problem is that it was a survey that asked a relatively small sample -- who may or may not be answering truthfully -- and that the conclusion doesn't stand the test of even making sense.
According FBI and Census Bureau statistics regarding arrest numbers and US population racial identification, the arrest rate for blacks isn't 11% higher than it is for whites, it's about 250%. http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2012/crime-in-the-u.s.-2012/tables/43tabledatadecoverviewpdf
I don't doubt that taxpayers have wasted millions paying for another study that comes to conclusions that are completely wrong. I suppose this is going to become one of those fables that, after it's repeated enough, the majority will actually believe.
They’re messing with the numbers to make it seem it’s ‘all equivalent’ - it’s not. Ask the people who run large city police departments where their forces are deployed... they know the truth.
I’m not buying any of it. Almost half of ALL black men have been arrested by the time they reach the age of 23?
They are counting things like MIP — minor in possession of alcohol, which is the lowest misdemeanor, but they take the kids to the pokey.
Me neither. Seems like a BS statistic.