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Baron Darcon, I looked up FBI stats from 2017. It shows 58% of violent crime committed by Caucasians and 38% by Black or African Americans. Catzan Feb 06, 18:46

Depends on if you mean disproportionate to the total crimes committed or disproportionate to the population group - Using your stats blacks jdolphin Feb 06, 19:47

Though if I wanted to get an idea of what's disproportionate, I'd look deeper than a national average.. RogerMore Feb 07, 07:35

and a multivariate analysis for related factors like, say, poverty and unemployment professor zovek Feb 07, 10:48

And education opportunities are more limited in poor communities. {nm} Catzan Feb 07, 11:00

Murder is the best crime to look at. Can't juke the stats on murder, but you can on everything else. {nm} MattW Feb 07, 21:13

Homicide rather {nm} MattW Feb 07, 21:13

*makes hand-wavy motion* Not every homicide goes reported - think about unexplained disappearances, runaways, etc RogerMore Feb 08, 09:30

also "homicide" a larger category that includes murder (intentional killings). can also include involuntary manslaughter, gross negligence {nm} professor zovek Feb 08, 13:23

Under reporting affects all categories........... MattW Feb 09, 21:25

Straight stats...you are more likely to experience violence at that hand of a Caucasian than an African American. And I put in my 2 cents Catzan Feb 07, 10:58

at least he's consistently full of poo {nm} Moviesnob Feb 07, 11:25

So I'm guessing you live in an all black neighborhood because that would be much safer {nm} jdolphin Feb 07, 15:08

Mine's 75% black!.So far so good! {nm} Moviesnob Feb 07, 15:59

You know...it depends...I lived at the edge of a ghetto in Baton Rouge, once saw a gun waved about but no violence. Lived in a white Catzan Feb 07, 17:28

...and much more likely by an American Citizen than an Illegal Alien, especially mass murrder {nm} Buy BONDS xXx Feb 08, 00:29

The fourth in line to be the Governor of Virginia is a House Delegate who became Speaker because another won a tied election by a drawing. Antibody Feb 06, 16:52

Northam & Co. are not going to all resign at once (if at all) professor zovek Feb 06, 22:31

Is anyone in Virginia who's not a racist? Not you Sen. Tommy Norment Antibody Feb 07, 10:07

and not just Virginia. all the deep south state pols are going on yearbook blast (in Ala. and Miss., could be a net positive) {nm} professor zovek Feb 07, 10:46

Supreme Court ruled southern states are all grown up now and need no oversight looking for gerrymandering. A lot of us knew that was too Catzan Feb 07, 11:14

WP: Elizabeth Warren claims to be "American Indian" on registration card for State Bar of Texas in 1986 Antibody Feb 06, 11:44

so much for that old confidentiality of statistical information assurance {nm} professor zovek Feb 06, 22:29

Another new league Pacific Pro Football is offering an alternative to college football, and targeting Trevor Lawrence Antibody Feb 05, 15:41

CNN: U.S. arms sold to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have been given to al Qaeda-linked fighters, hardline Salafi militias... Antibody Feb 05, 15:17

NYT: the feds are issuing subpoenas to Trump inaugural committee over potential illegal foreign contributions and likely worse professor zovek Feb 04, 19:30

"Welcome to the Coven, Mr. Trump." {nm} A Witch Feb 04, 20:43

Axios: Trump spends 60% of his 8 to 5 working hours alone in "Executive Time" Antibody Feb 04, 09:12

and the other 40% golfing {nm} professor zovek Feb 04, 11:17

5 hours every morning in hair and makeup. Hollywoooooood {nm} Buy BONDS xXx Feb 05, 00:13

Does this include his tanning booth? {nm} GruntNoNeck Feb 05, 15:07

Va. Gov. Ralph Northam appeared in blackface or KKK hood in his 1984 medical school yearbook (i suspect that Kavanaugh's defenders find this professor zovek Feb 01, 18:20

. . . aaand denying either person in the photo is him, so not stepping down (for the moment. but admitting he did blackface once as Michael professor zovek Feb 02, 13:02

Not good. But is everyone proud of their Halloween choices 30 years ago? Nobody mentioned the H worrd but when do adults go in costume? Buy BONDS xXx Feb 05, 00:15

First Lady Rosario Dawson? Antibody Feb 01, 09:21

First Beard mebbe {nm} Crazy Days and Nights si Feb 01, 17:45

SBD: The Alliance of American Football has signed multiyear media deals with Turner Sports and the NFL Network(!) Antibody Jan 31, 16:02

All Eight Alliance Teams Determine 52-Player Rosters for 2019 Inaugural Season Antibody Jan 31, 16:03

San Diego is already in trouble - they hired Mke Martz as their coach - ha ha ha ha ha {nm} jdolphin Jan 31, 16:23

Actually have heard of quite a few players {nm} islndr Jan 31, 16:39

Games on 4 channels plus an online one is ridic. {nm} islndr Jan 31, 16:33

Time: oh Pierre...Pierre McGuire caught explaining hockey to women's hockey Olympic gold medalist Kendall Coyne Schofield...lol tealfan Jan 31, 12:36

Propublica: Purdue Pharma sought to enter opioid addiction treatment market, while pushing for higher dosage of their OxyContin Antibody Jan 31, 10:20

Ariana Grande got a Kanji tattoo that translates to "charcoal grill" Antibody Jan 30, 09:57

Put another Barbie on the Grande {nm} DTravel Jan 30, 11:49

FoxCONn reconsidering whether to even build its Wisconsin tax credit factory, and with mostly white collar engineering jobs anyway professor zovek Jan 30, 07:14

Tired of winning yet? {nm} Lukasck Feb 01, 10:07

According to Orange: The border has women tied up with duct tape, the smugglers have better faster cars than police , prayer rugs Buy BONDS xXx Jan 30, 06:01

Did SICA2 aired on Fock News??? {nm} Lukasck Jan 30, 12:22

TMZ: Jussie Smollett was brutally attacked by 2 men who beat him up, put his head in a noose and screamed, "This is MAGA country." Antibody Jan 29, 11:17

Savannah Guthrie, get on it {nm} professor zovek Jan 29, 11:37

Thank Dems for identity politics that pit race against race {nm} BuildTheWall Jan 29, 11:48

Typical, blame the victim. {nm} Antibody Jan 29, 12:15

You spelled "Right Wing" wrong, but whatever you say... {nm} BSmurf Jan 29, 16:40

No evidence an attack even took place. {nm} DTravel Jan 30, 11:45

Chicago PD has identified footage of a person of interest in Jussie Smollett's attach professor zovek Jan 30, 17:16

I would like to hear my right wing friends discuss the "but what about" defense. Ie Mr Orange response to Brennan today... Buy BONDS xXx Jan 28, 21:03

Comrade bonds! Let me introduce you to whataboutism Moviesnob Jan 28, 23:57

But what about alternative sources of explanation? {nm} DTravel Jan 29, 10:23

OK But What About Bob? {nm} Buy BONDS xXx Jan 29, 11:55

What About Us? Buy BONDS xXx Jan 30, 05:56

Countdown to shutdown: 19 days {nm} Buy BONDS xXx Jan 28, 06:31

Miss Nancy has re-invited POTUS to deliver the SOTU address on Feb. 5th (contingent again on the government being open) professor zovek Jan 28, 14:56

Do you really need to ear anther rant of his beautiful wall??? {nm} Lukasck Jan 28, 15:08

i won't listen regardless but like a toddler threatened with losing their TV time, it's an effective behavior modification tool {nm} professor zovek Jan 28, 17:45

Wilbur Ross dubbed over Mr. Burns Antibody Jan 25, 12:30

womp womp. Roger Stone indicted by Battling Bob Mueller professor zovek Jan 25, 05:20

"It's a Witch hunt!!!!" Yup... and they caught another witch!!! {nm} Lukasck Jan 25, 11:38

I'm sorry. Will somebody define "Witch Hunt?" I'm serious. I do know that when Orange is out of office,.... Buy BONDS xXx Jan 28, 06:29

In the context of the Mueller investigation, "Witch Hunt" is equivalent to "Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain". DTravel Jan 28, 10:54

he projects all of his actual behavior onto everyone else in the world. "No collusion!" = "We actually colluded the hell out of 2016!" {nm} professor zovek Jan 28, 11:20

Just quoting the Orange here when he's c every day that this Mueller thing is "a witch hunt", and seems like his hunting is good... Lukasck Jan 30, 12:29

when he's crying every day... {nm} Lukasck Jan 30, 12:29