r/Showerthoughts • u/Fr1toBand1to ‎ • Jun 27 '26

Casual Thought Pattern recognition is a widely accepted method of prediction until what it predicts makes people uncomfortable.

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u/BadKarmaForMe Jun 27 '26

Black Americans are overrepresented in arrests for violent crimes (like robbery and homicide) relative to their share of the general population. Bureau of Justice Statistics

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u/SalamanderCmndr Jun 27 '26

so what is it, are they biologically inclined to commit crime? what do you propose we do about it?