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Old 04-26-2011, 02:12 PM   #34
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Originally Posted by MelBridgeman View Post
Sometimes perceptions thanks to media, moves, video games can skew our viewpoints.
Like people that think the OJ verdict has relevance?
Just ribbing you, wealth is obviously a factor.

I feel my argument suggests that our viewpoint is skewed toward "things seem fine" when they're not.
The argument has also been presented that blacks are systematically kept in poverty by the Prison-Industrial complex for the purpose of preventing racial balancing of wealth.


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There is drugs and violence everywhere, some places more than others - full of people of all kinds of backgrounds.
This is the crux of the issue; everyone does the same amount of crime yet blacks are punished to a much greater extent.
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