On 28 Aug 2003 at 14:54, Jordan Kushner wrote: Perhaps the participants in the African American Men's Project sponsored events had to do a little less time. So what?! What is wrong with making life a little easier for a group that is much more harshly targetted by the criminal "justice" system?
I agree that there is a racial disparity, but I disagree with the conclusion. I don't think the answer is lowering standards. We should be saying, why aren't whites being prosecuted at the same rate? Not how do we get black criminals off easy. I put the emphasis on the persons crime, not on the individual's skin tone. Note the importance of the idiividuals actions, not what group they came from. You can see pictures from the 60's with guys wearing a sign that said "I Am A Man" It did not say "I am a black man" or I am an African American, or European American or any other contorted blood line label. The difference is the emphasis. One is racial, the other is human. Tom Holtzleiter Kingfield --------------------------------------------- This message was sent using Endymion MailMan. http://www.endymion.com/products/mailman/ TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. 2. If you don't like what's being discussed here, don't complain - change the subject (Mpls-specific, of course.) ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
