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When 6% of the population commits over 50% of violent crimes then you get profiled.  Why not drill down on why that level of criminality exists instead of whining about the results.  These are DOJ statistics BTW.....go look them up.[/quote]

Perhaps many are stuck in the cycle of poverty and have very few other options. Maybe we should think of ways to lift them up. [b]Maybe AA can help[/b]. 
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We’re 50 years into AA.[/quote]

It’s helping but won’t fix everything. Maybe we need more comprehensive programs to break the poverty cycle. 
https://psmag.com/magazine/breaking-the-cycle-of-poverty

“What defines both CareerAdvance and Warren Village, as well as other modern-day two-generation models, is their focus on true wrap-around case management, on being something of a one-stop shop for clients. Family advocates at Warren Village don't simply tell a parent that they're likely eligible for a Pell grant to fund their education; they help them complete the paperwork and follow up on their progress. And CareerAdvance academic coaches don't just tell participants what to bring to class on the first day; they ensure that parents have the childcare and transportation they need in order to make it there.”

“At the heart of the two-generation model is the hope that the motivation goes both ways. Advocates of the model hope that low-income children who watch their parents work hard to complete post-secondary education will be inspired to do so themselves.”

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Maybe AA can help - this was a question asked decades ago when it was first put in place. This question and the answer it has revealed since shows us that it is immoral to "help" someone at the expense of someone else based on race. If we are a nation striving to identify and erase the effects of systemic racism, we *MUST* be against all forms of systemic racism no matter how noble we think was the intent of the people that put the racist policies in place.

Perhaps an argument could be made for AA to be temporary, a short term lift for a segment of the people - those that are negatively affected like Asian Americans can take some comfort that their hard work and sacrifice will at least contribute to a greater society overall. And yet here we are over 50 years after affirmative action and black descendants of slavery are doing worse than ever on key measures. Do not fall into the trap of listening to anecdotes, or looking at niche indicators.

[b]Income gap between whites and blacks have not only persisted, but they have gotten wider since the 1960s:
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[img]https://www.pewsocialtrends.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2016/06/ST_2016.06.27_race-inequality-overview-05.png[/img]

[b]No surprise then that the wealth gap between whites and blacks have also gotten significantly wider:
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[img]https://apps.urban.org/features/wealth-inequality-charts/img/WealthRaceOverLifetime-avg.jpg[/img]

[b]Black home ownership gap is also wider:
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[img]https://edit.urban.org/sites/default/files/blackhomeownership1.jpg[/img]

[b]And education attainment despite racist AA policies that favor blacks, has not narrowed the college degree gap:
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[img]https://www.pewsocialtrends.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2016/06/ST_2016.06.27_race-inequality-ch1-01.png[/img][/quote]

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