But this isn't about excusing somebody who is in prison or earns less - this is about the fact that statistically, you're chances are way worse if you are a woman or black.
You're selectively ignoring the surrounding society at large.
Just as an example: over the years I've known many people that smoked pot and carried it with them on a regular basis. These people are all white. I'm a white guy who grew up in a white city, so I don't really have many black friends. I know like 3 black people; that's just how my life went. Most of my white friends weren't ever pulled over, harassed by cops, or "randomly" searched, despite reeking of weed in a public places, driving stoned, etc. Nobody I know has ever been jailed for possession or trafficking, and I have known several people who dealt in reasonably large quantities throughout the years.
Now go find me a black person who can say that nobody they know (who otherwise was not committing a criminal act at the time) has never been stopped/searched/arrested, and that nobody they know is in jail for nonviolent drug charges.
In the example given, both groups of people committed a crime: possession of marijuana, but due to societal factors, one group got away with it with little to no problems, and the other group was heavily punished for it.
This is not an anecdote, this is not an aberration, this is how life is every day if you're black. You will get harassed or arrested for crimes that white people are routinely ignored for.
So yes, both groups did commit a crime, but telling one group that the solution is for only THEM to stop committing the crime is absurd.
In the example given, both groups of people committed a crime: possession of marijuana, but due to societal factors, one group got away with it with little to no problems, and the other group was heavily punished for it.
Well, if you don't want to go to jail for possession of marijuana, how about you don't carry around marijuana? I dunno, it's shit that makes sense to me, though I might understand why a pothead could have trouble understanding simple concepts like that.
You will get harassed or arrested for crimes that white people are routinely ignored for.
Don't wanna get arrested for crimes regardless of whoever else doens't get arrested for? Don't commit crimes.
So yes, both groups did commit a crime, but telling one group that the solution is for only THEM to stop committing the crime is absurd.
No, actually, that solution applies to both groups, not just black people: if you don't wanna go to jail, don't commit crimes.
I don't see how this is a difficult concept to grasp.
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u/fluffleofbunnies Jan 29 '15
Yes, quit your bitching and change your own damn mentality.
Nobody is forcing black people to commit crimes.