I would love to know what percentage of murder victims are also career criminals.

From my extremely scientific viewing of “The First 48″, I perceive that percentage to be very high.

Is it that the picture that happened to be available of the third victim — not the alleged killer, if he is in the fourth picture, and the third picture is of a victim — apparently shows him wearing an orange jumpsuit?  I’m not sure that that tells me enough that I can draw a coherent conclusion or lesson from it, but it is a little disturbing.

The problem is that they all had mugshots.

Quick, someone invite Al Sharpton. 

Anyone who has been paying attention for the last 20 years knows that the black on black violence and murder rate is outrageous.  We can could have discussions for weeks on end as to the cause and ways of improving the stats.  I don’t know and I am not sure if the experts are aware of the reasons or the corrections needed.

Where is the Baptist Ministers Alliance

Where is Reverend Clay and the Baptist Ministers Alliance?

Huhhh?

Each child must have a way to see the value of life.  Unfortunately, for many of the reasons mentioned above, the experiences they have in their very early years only reinforces the notion that life holds little in the way of value.  Entitlements vs earnings.  Misguided role models.  Parentless upbringing.  Culture that glamourizes free sex, drugs, and thug like music and hero worship.  Little self-respect.  Leaders that openly flaunt the social norms.  etc. etc.  Many young people today don’t stand a chance.  The adults are too busy looking to capitalize on all the above.  I am 68 years old and I could fall into the trap that we have placed before them.  In the end, you could easily say……”who give a sh%%”.  Sad

Here’s what I think when I look into the eyes of the young men pictured here.  The color isn’t as important as Melyssa’s point about looking at their eyes.

Remember the young woman on the face of Time who had her nose and ears mutilated by Muslim extremists?  I’m not trying to pick on Islam.  I’m trying to make an overall point. 

Does that seem irreasonable to you?  Basically uncivil?  Not an acceptable societal standard of justice to have your nose and ears cut off ? 

If so, are there any overall societal standards we’re willing to stand up for- regardless of our race, religion, sex, custom, etc.?  If so, what would they be?

Would they include women can’t be mutilated?  Incarcerated perhaps, but not mutilated.  Would these standards include parents are responsible for their children?  Really responsible- like reprimands, fines, and incarceration if necessary on the part of the parent. 

If we held parents responsible for the actions of their children, don’t you think that would incentivize the return of the standard of two parents?  If we returned to two-parent homes instead of a parent and a check, do you think we’d have less murder, general mayhem, and thievery- whether black, white, brown, or purple? 

Maybe I’m dead wrong.  But ask yourself this- Do these eyes collectively look like young men that came from homes that taught them right from wrong, based on societal standards of right and wrong? 

What do you think?

Must not be very expert then.  Do the stats truly reflect the reality?  You could not have a fruitful discussion at all unless the parties to it were willing to face reality.  As you well know, there are all sorts of whores in the prejudice game but the posting is showing judgement or questioning AFTER the fact, not beforehand.
    For 20 years, to use your fomulation, no judgements have been made because language confuses catagories.  To make a judgement about Black Criminals is generally a POST Judice not a prejudice.  Most sentient beings are fairly competent on postjudice and are not needing any “experts”.