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Originally posted by threelions
But these black UK slave wannabees have no excuse at all they just listen to too much rap music.
Originally posted by dooper
reply to post by die_another_day
I would suggest that in the South and deep south, that was the only place at the time of the Civil War that slaves existed.
It's funny. In the early 1960's there were the riots and all the ruckus as desegregation was implemented. In just a few years, it was pretty much a done deal and was generally accepted all throughout the "South."
But even today, in Northern cities, I've never seen such 'separatism' as currently exists up there. Streets define neighborhoods, and God forbid one steps on the wrong side of the street.
I recall it was only a few years ago when these enlightened Northerners were pitching a bitch because of busing!
We in the South have come a long ways. We aren't there yet, but that cuts both ways. Yet I would suggest that we in the South are significantly farther along that our Northern neighbors.
A lot of us were raised to judge the man by his actions, his ethic, and his compassion. Color never entered into it. But if someone was a turd and happened to be black, it was termed "racism." No it wasn't. A turd is a turd, is a turd.
A culture that encourages the "gang-banger" mentality is a culture in serious trouble. Black or white. It just so happens that more "gang-bangers" happen to be black.
Originally posted by Dutty_Rag
I think this is a plain and simple question of the selective breeding proposed earlier - something I have always believed.
Slaves from Africa were selected for a reason - they were big, strong and not particularly intelligent. Likewise, african women were often selected as they were attractive - for obvious reasons - primarily that being that the slave traders were men - often native african men as they were the people who captured the slaves.
I don't think it is about black men having more testosterone as a race - but perhaps this is true in the microcosm of the USA. The African American population is very different in characteristics to the populations of African nations. It was selectively bred for certain characteristics and has existed in isolation from africa for at least 200 years.
An example is if you look at the population of any country where you see the black population descending directly from enslaved peoples - the US, the Caribbean, black populations in places like Brazil - the black populations here are have a dramatically higher occurrence of large, physically strong males and attractive females when compared to native african populations in continental africa which generally has a populations with much more varied characteristics.
Look at the coloured immigrant populations in the UK. Here the black segment of society does not come from slavery and there is a roughly equal distribution of africans and west indians. Both display HUGELY different physical characteristics with the west indians being physically bigger, stronger and if violent crime rates are anything to go by, much more aggressive.
I think this kind of evidence is irrefutable - the question is - if these traits are bred into a population - how do you deal with them. If one concludes that african americans are prone to heightened aggression and violent episodes when compared to other ethnic groups making up the population, it stands to reason that this will be reflected in the population of the penal system.
I agree that there has in the past been a lot of prejudice in this system, but I think even stripping that away looking at the number of complaints and charges pressed by plaintive and not law enforcement (remembering that now and in history most violent crime is intra-race not inter-race thus removing racial prejudice from the equation) - one still sees a heightened incidence of violence with the blacks.
How do we deal with this issue. No one should be thinking along the lines of different laws for different races - what is the answer. I think someone is almost justified in for instance - not employing someone with such traits in a job where they could be a risk (for instance - a police or prison officer (or president) where they could loose their rag) - but this would be highly racist and clearly unacceptable.
Whether you agree with this analysis or not - and that is upto you - the hypothetical question of how to deal with an issue where a negative characteristic unique to one racial group becomes apparent and must be dealt with for the sake of the common good - is an interesting one.
Originally posted by threelions
The funny thing is, is that it is the same in the UK. The only difference being black people over here emigrated hear for a better life in the late 60s. However their kids have bought into the slave black rage mentality of african americans who in my opinion are justified in a certent extent because of their history in the USA. But these black UK slave wannabees have no excuse at all they just listen to too much rap music.
I must admit i think black people have a chip on their shoulder because of some of their history and they need to get over it. You dont hear me asking the germans to say sorry for the nazis or scandinavians for the vikings who butchered alot of the UK people.
GET OVER IT!
You dont hear me asking the germans to say sorry for the nazis
Originally posted by threelions
reply to post by IceColdPro
How do you explain the stats.
Oh and by the way i didnt mean to cause any offence with the original post,
And secondly how am i a racist, i have never discriminated against anybody because of the colour of their skin.
Do you want me to post them yes or no.
White males made up 84 per cent of the male prison population of British nationals in England and Wales in 2002. Black British nationals accounted for 11 per cent of the sentenced population in prison, 13 per cent of the remand population and 21 per cent of fine defaulters. The ethnic grouping of the female British prison population follows roughly similar proportions. Within the sentenced British female prison population, there are considerable differences in offence types between White females and those from ethnic minorities. The proportion of Black British females sentenced for drug offences (45 per cent) was almost twice the proportion of White British females (25 per cent).
The income poverty rate varies substantially between ethnic groups: Bangladeshis (65%), Pakistanis (55%) and black Africans (45%) have the highest rates; black Caribbeans (30%), Indians (25%), white Other (25%) and white British (20%) have the lowest rates.
Originally posted by DroolsAlot
Look, im not racist at all. But I wanted to ask this question wich is been bugging me for quite some time about African Americans and crime.
Now im not saying ALL african americans are criminals or anything like that, because clearly there is african american cops, lawyers, doctors etc. But I just looked up statistics on crimes in the us and there is an average of 1 white person per 4 african americans in jail. Not only that, when I drive down the street in my neighborhood, I see black thugs walking down the road, a few mexan thugs every now and then and every once i a while ill see a white thug dude. When I watch stuff on tv about murders and such, the murders are usually caused by african americans on african americans. When you watch Cops, the majority of the videos are concerning african american criminals. When you see documentaries of people in jail, the majority of the people on tv in the cells are black. I guess this is just a big concern for me and what I want to know is why this is the case. Does it go back to slavery days? Or is it because of the rap and hiphop culture that the youth have listened too all their life that raps about how slangin drugs and smakin hoes is ok? Please let me know what your thoughts are on this.
Originally posted by Dutty_Rag
Like it or not. FACTS show that a good 50% of violent crime (similar figures in both the US and UK) is committed by black males - considering that they make up a small fraction of the population, this is an outrageous figure.
Indeed in the UK and US, the ratio of blacks in jail to out of jail is almost three times that of any other definable ethnic group.
In England and Wales, 1.1 per cent of people are Black Caribbean, 0.9 per cent are Black African and a further 0.2 per cent are from Other Black groups.
Originally posted by Dutty_Rag
In your thread you suggest that poverty is an explanation - indeed it is and generally 95% of our prison population can be described as suffering or having suffered some degree of poverty - this is the same amongst white and black so afraid that it does nothing to explain why there are more black men in jail than those of other races.
I particularly liked the way you stated statistics on poverty and then wrote a conclusion underneath that was in no way supported by them.
larger proportion of the TOTAL population through consensus is Asian? I guess not.
You claim Pakistanis and Bangladeshis have the highest rates of poverty - when indeed it is these same races that have the smallest occurrence in the prison populations in the UK and US (relative to their populations).
No one is suggesting this is down to skin colour - there are more differences between white, black, asian etc than skin colour.
Instead of quoting irrelevant statistics to support unrelated conclusions that you are spouting to support some misguided idea you have formulated in your head NOT based on facts ONLY your personal opinions
Originally posted by threelions
reply to post by IceColdPro
I dont know where you get your stats from but since when has it been 10 % These figures show the true stats. America has 10 % i think your confused.
Black British nationals accounted for 11 per cent of the sentenced population in prison, 13 per cent of the remand population and 21 per cent of fine defaulters.
Of course poverty plays a role in crime i would be stupid if i said that it doesnt but do you really think that being in poverty is a valid reason for crime.
What are we supposed to do give £500 pound a week to criminals who cant be bothered to get a job just so they dont commit crime its lunacy mate.
I cant be bothered arguing with you anymore, black people are over represented in jails and i am wondering why and considering possible reasons and you are branding me a racist. It will only create more racial tension in the UK if questions like these are ignored and swept under the carpet. Not talking about tough issues for the sake of political correctness will allow parties like the BNP to sneak in to power on the back of peoples frustration and nobody wants that.
Originally posted by IceColdPro
Originally posted by threelions
reply to post by IceColdPro
I dont know where you get your stats from but since when has it been 10 % These figures show the true stats. America has 10 % i think your confused.
You don't know WHERE I get my statistics?
I posted links to all my sources, the first statistic I posted can be found within a spreadsheet that is linked from the webpage that I hyperlinked.
Approximately 1 in 10 people in prison in the UK are black, this is a FACT according to the home office.
Black British nationals accounted for 11 per cent of the sentenced population in prison, 13 per cent of the remand population and 21 per cent of fine defaulters.
Source
Of course poverty plays a role in crime i would be stupid if i said that it doesnt but do you really think that being in poverty is a valid reason for crime.
What are we supposed to do give £500 pound a week to criminals who cant be bothered to get a job just so they dont commit crime its lunacy mate.
No one is saying "hand out free money", you are ignorant to assume that this is the only solution to combat poverty in a developed country. IMHO we need to address the root causes of poverty and social problems, then we will truly make an impact on crime figures all round.
I cant be bothered arguing with you anymore, black people are over represented in jails and i am wondering why and considering possible reasons and you are branding me a racist. It will only create more racial tension in the UK if questions like these are ignored and swept under the carpet. Not talking about tough issues for the sake of political correctness will allow parties like the BNP to sneak in to power on the back of peoples frustration and nobody wants that.
Yeah, coming from the same guy who said this: "I must admit i think black people have a chip on their shoulder because of some of their history and they need to get over it. "
I simply cannot take your blatent lies that you have no shame about.
[edit on 10-12-2008 by IceColdPro]
[edit on 10-12-2008 by IceColdPro]
Originally posted by threelions
reply to post by IceColdPro
Now your accusing me of lying about what you? are not coming across as a very nice person here. I think you have got some anger issues dude.
black UK slave wannabees
slave black rage mentality of african americans
I must admit i think black people have a chip on their shoulder because of some of their history and they need to get over it.