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[quote=Anonymous]OP's hypothetical assumes that if 400+ white kids in upper NW were being killed walking home from school, the cause would be identical to the reasons these murders happen east of the river. Of course they would not.

If a murder rate like that occurred in a high income, low/no poverty neighborhood with little to no history of generational violence, where most adults are gainfully employed, we'd ALL be saying WTF. What would cause that kind of violence in a place where people have lots of ability to live comfortable, profitable, safe lives? It would almost certainly be an external force coming into the neighborhood and causing violence that otherwise, statistically, would be incredibly unlikely. And if it's an external force, it can be eradicated and fixed, likely within a relatively short period of time.

But of course that's not how it works. Violence in cities tends to be localized in the poorest communities, where people have the fewest options, and the hardest lives. And the violence tends to be linked to historical trends in violence, including violence by the state or the ruling class towards those without power or wealth.

Liberals don't accept violence in poor, historically black neighborhoods as fine or inevitable. But we are smart enough to understand that violence didn't just spontaneously occur. And even if you could lock up all the murderers (which, by the way, I strongly support -- let's do that) it wouldn't actually end those cycles of violence. Because the cause is embedded in the community itself, and unless you do something to address the cause of the violence, it will just reoccur.[/quote]

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