Why are people angry with my last question?

Question

I asked if blacks were more likley to commit crimes why? My theory was that they were poor and had nothing to lose. I never said all poor peopl commit crimes. I said most of the crimes commited are mostly commited by the people in the poor neighboorhoods. I asked because I am sick of the stupid stereotype that blacks are more criminal than whites. I am also sick of posts like this one;

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AtL.RLWbsZD9m2UE1IqV2MQezKIX?qid=20061012202712AAChX1O

Anyone with me on this?

Oh, how selfish of me! Im American. I keep forgetting other countries are on here. Sorry.

Answer 1

I read the eg you gave and I read all the answers and I would have thought you would have been very pleased with what they had to say.
The moron that asked the question was only one and he doesn't even deserve your anger, don't waste you feelings on him.
I do agree with you that poorer people, not all, commit crimes but that only makes sense, doesn't it? They don't have money to buy the things they may need etc so they might steal.

Answer 2

Well I don't know what you'll think of this but if you take a pole ,,,,, Black inmates out number white inmates ,,,, I'm not saying that that signifies any right or wrong with either race ,,,,,I do know this ,,, that the political system should have to bear a good portion of the responsibility for problems related to the over crowding of our prisons ,,,,, After Regan took office in 1980 ,,,, He and his corportate pals closed down jobs right here in this country and put a big percentage of jobless Americans on the street and sent those jobs over seas ,,,,,,, Unions started to take a nose dive starting with the air traffic controllers ,,,,, and the crime rate nation wide tripled ,,,,,, I remember seeing a documentary about taxi drivers ,,,,, This one woman said that when she saw that the person that ordered a taxi was a black male shoddily dressed ,,, she drove off before he had a chance to get in ,,,,,, There were even some black drivers that say they've done the same thing though and wouldn't hesitate to do it again either ,,,,He also admitted that he's more nervous in his own neighborhook than anywhere else too ,,,,, So I don't know ,,, where do you go from that ,,,,, What is the solution ,,, I guess you could chalk it up to stereotypes I guess ,,,,, You certainly can't control what people think ,,,,,, It's a sad situation at best ,,,,,, But I truely think the government should take some responsibility for it though ,,,,

Answer 3

Yes I'm definitely with you. And the guy who asked that question is just a moron looking for a reaction. There may be a correlation between black people and crime rates in an area (?), HOWEVER, this is a correlation. Correlation does not mean causation - everyone with an education knows this. The reason that black people and crime are correlated is because of the low socio-economic status that unfortunately is characteristic of more black communities. Basically, poverty leads to crime - whether you are white, black, Hispanic, etc.

Answer 4

It depends.
You are asking why Black People are more likely to commit crimes.
Well lets see, You do not say in which country you live, but let's assume you live in Jamaica, Well the majority of people who live in Jamaica are Black, so the crime rate would obviously be higher amongst the black population.
There are some Countries where the Black population do have a bad reputation such as the UK and the USA and there are other Countries such as Africa where they do not.
Unless you tell us which Country you are referring to it might be impossible to answer your question, unless of course you are in the USA, People there think the internet is unique to the USA in that Country but there are hundreds of other places around the world, be more specific, most of which have internet access.

Answer 5

Sadly, it is true, most African Americans have a lesser chance in life, really because of what happened hundred of years ago. I live in Michigan, and Detroit, is mostly black people; and Michigan is required to accept a certain percent of African Americans into colleges to give them a chance. I don't think that the color of you're skin has anything to do with what you can accomplish. But, you have to admit, stereotypes are stereotypes for a reason... I think African Americans are afraid to escape that stereotype. But I know lots of successful black people. One of my step-cousins dad is black and he has a lot of money. A family across the street from me is also very successful, their dad is a business man. It all depends on where you live really, it's truely sad, quite a bit of the poor neighborhoods in the US are occupied by African Americans and other minority's, because of where they live, and the color of there skin, they automatically have less of chance. It makes me sad.

Answer 6

it's a class thing did you ever watch gangs of new york those white boys were violent to another leveland that was a pretty accurate depiction my peroids and question marks don't work that sucks

Answer 7

Who cares?

Black people do not have a disadvantage.

It's disgusting when they complain they do.

Answer 8

Apparently, ignorance is bliss.

Answer 9

I'M NOT ANGRY..............