[Dilbert San Diego]

Can I ask a stupid question?

Are we “prejudiced” against young black men, if experience shows that young black men are the perpetrators of disproportionate amounts of crime??

Rather than prejudicial judgement, wouldn’t it be simply observation and review of actual facts, which lead us to be suspicious of young black men, not a prejudice????

[petercooper]

Yes it was 2 black guys.

[CodeJockey]

That would be too logical. We are not suppose to examine statistics and other relevant factors and draw common sense conclusions. However, I do.

[centurion316]

The media wants to avoid the subject, if race is not mentioned in a story, or is hidden at the end of the report, you can bet that the suspect is black. They are afraid of facts. The two Missouri cities are tough on veterans and soldiers. This assault was preceded by six black thugs in Kansas City who practically beat an active duty Captain to death after accidentally bumping into one of these guys in a restaurant. Soldiers must be racist.

[HangnJudge]

Are we “prejudiced” against young black men,
if experience shows that young black men are the
perpetrators of disproportionate amounts of crime??

In my limited experience of 60yrs,
I have had guns pulled on me,
knives, pulled on me,
and chased by muggers,
ONLY by a combination of three parameters:

1: Males
2: Aged 16-25
3: Black

If all three of those conditions are present,
I am growing eyes out of the back of my head

[PapaBear3625]

Are we “prejudiced” against young black men, if experience shows that young black men are the perpetrators of disproportionate amounts of crime??

prejudice: an unfavorable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge, thought, or reason.

An assumption that a particular person is bad, without evidence, is prejudice.

A decision to be wary of people with certain characteristics that are correlated with risk of crime, is common sense.

There is a fine line. And prejudice based on statistical correlation is not necessarily bad.