Mark Wilde wrote: > Now, Allan reminded me that one statistic does not a > case make, but my point still stands: The majority of > drugs bought and sold in Minneapolis are by people who > live in Minneapolis.
This is an incorrect conclusion. Truly, the only conclusion you can draw is that the majority of people ARRESTED for drugs in Minneapolis identify their city of residence as Minneapolis. There are still a lot of "ifs" here. Most importantly, I would like to point out that it might be that the majority of those ARRESTED are Blacks who claim to live in Minneapolis and those not arrested are suburban Whites. I'm just trying to keep this discussion on an even keel. Personally, I think this issue is not particularly relevant to the solution. If you want to blame somebody for intercity drug problems blame our government, not the buyers or the sellers. It's the government that has created a marketplace for "illegal" drugs. > A Star Tribune article this morning backs up my point > as well. 31% of boys and 17% of girls in 12th grade > in Minneapolis public school report being sold, given > or offered illegal drugs at school. This statistic has no causal relevance to the question of the residence of drug buyers at all. Michael Atherton Prospect Park REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
