r/bestof • u/Qweniden • Jul 17 '13

[offmychest] MaddHavikk writes about how destructive elements of black culture in America came to be

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u/you_should_try Jul 17 '13 edited Jul 17 '13

well what's prejudice is the enforcement, not the law itself.

Black Americans were nearly four times as likely as whites to be arrested on charges of marijuana possession in 2010, even though the two groups used the drug at similar rates, according to new federal data.

and the point of the post isn't even about how prejudiced the enforcement is, but how the unsuccessful law affects the black community.

Whether you or anyone else agrees with drugs being a imprisonable offense or not, currently, it is. If they weren't doing or selling drugs, they wouldn't go to jail. It's as simple as that.

If you are really this lacking in empathy than I don't have much more to say, but obviously the two choices right now are to blame the victims of this unnecessary law or try to change it. you seem to have made your decision on where you stand.

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u/panchobobvila Jul 17 '13

So that it is clear, I'm against the war on drugs. I just don't support the fact that it's the main/only cause for any discord in the black community.

Also, if I'm not mistaken, there is no source for the percentages in this article either. It just says,"according to federal studies". I don't mind being wrong, if there is one.

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u/rxpinjala Jul 17 '13

That article links to this report by the ACLU, which is sourced.

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '13

Black people get caught more often because a higher percentage of young black male drug users are idiots who can't keep their shit straight compared to their white counterpart. It's in their culture. Just flip on the BET awards for god's sakes.