On 9/1/03 02:28 AM, "N.I. Krasnov" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> mike skoglund wrote: > >> On 9/1/03 01:32 AM, "N.I. Krasnov" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> "Overprosecution" and "overconviction" denotes purposely prosecuting and >>> convicting members of a specific group at a higher rate than another >>> group. It is also a new concept to somehow label the criminal justice >>> system as an inherently racist entity. >>> >>> That specific racial groups are appearing in court disproportionate to >>> their numbers in the general population is a result of a >>> disproportionate crime commission rate among those specific racial groups. >> >> Prove it. >> >> Mike Skoglund >> Loring Park / New York > > http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/citywork/police/stats/ucr/index.asp > http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/01cius.htm > http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius_01/01crime4.pdf Which are supposed to show what, exactly? Remember, we're talking about commission here; prosecution and conviction are not necessarily correlated with commission. > BTW, I grew up in New York. I can give you anecdotal evidence of > muggings and at least one race riot, > if it's anecdotes you want. Whether it's New York, Minneapolis, or > Gadsden County, Florida, it's the same sad story. I grew up in Hastings, MN. I can give you anecdotal evidence of bizarre, random white-on-white violence that was (literally) splashed across newspapers (and the tabloids) from coast to coast. [...] Mike Loring Park / New York / Etc. 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
