re: Serious Question About the St Louis Outrage

quote:

---

Again, this is just deflection. It gives justification for whites to criticize the black community for a problem that pervades both races. The bigger point is for both races, the vast majority of victims of violent crime are poor and downtrodden.

---

No, it's not a deflection. It would be incorrect to assume that it's an issue driven by race. But the rate of murders committed by black young men means something. You can't pretend facts away.

quote:

---

The homicide rate for black male victims was 31.67 per 100,000. In comparison, the overall homicide rate for male victims was 7.13 per 100,000. For white male victims, the homicide rate was 3.85 per 100,000.

---

LINK
Perhaps focusing on the victim side of the equation would be more helpful to you.