[Zedster]

Cute last comment about not stereotyping. I’d like to know where you’re getting this information from: jailers and officers themselves, or what you see on tv? Chances are, if you’re getting this *obviously accurate* percentage of 80% from the latter, then it’s way off. Media coverage of Black robbers is so skewed to peak people’s interest and not about what’s really true. (I’d recommend watching Bowling for Columbine to give you some idea of this). Putting on the news scary black men peaks the interest of white and other non black people. With the way the media goes at it, you’d really think that all Black people are crack-dealing criminals because that’s all the news decided to cover. About the comment of more Blacks in prisons: I’d probably guess that there are more Blacks in prisons than Whites because they are the ones who are easier to catch and put behind bars. I mean, when as the last time you’ve heard of a White CEO stealing millions of dollars from a company and get thrown in jail? It’s harder to throw your boss or someone with more power in jail than it is to throw a poor Black male in jail, don’t you think?

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Name : Zedster, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Black/African American, Religion : Episcopalian, Age : 19, City : San Jose, State : CA, Country : United States, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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