How come when you hear of a crime in toronto these days, its usually a black person commiting it?
growing up in toronto in the 80s/90s, i had no idea that there was ever a stereotype of blacks being criminals...every murder i heard of in the late 80s/early 90s in toronto was either commited by a white/italian maffia or a chinese gang. i remember hearing alot about asian gangs in toronto growing up but nothing about blacks even though statscan shows that there was almost as many blacks in toronto in 1991 as there is now.
then why now are so many murderers black in toronto? is it the influence of gangsta rap? i rmember rap in the 80s but it seemed so innocent and light-hearted compared to todays cop-killer lyrics.
so basically im asking...why so many white and asian killers then, and so many black ones now even though the demographics have hardly changed?
2007-03-04 08:43:38 · 7 answers · asked by Scotty R 1 in Travel ➔ Canada ➔ Toronto
"...why so many white and asian killers then, and so many black ones now "
Huh?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Canadian_murderers
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Canadian_criminals
Pretty white...
And:
"There was a map in Saturday's Star showing the locations of shootings in Toronto over the last twenty years, with area property values shown in colour. (I can't find the graphic online). Nearly all the dots fell on the poor blue band that stretches from Jane and Finch in the North-East to downtown, and back up to Scarborough in the North-West, leaving the rich yellow areas shooting free. If there's a correlation between black people and gun violence, it's that they both live in poverty ridden neighborhoods, and that's something that calls for action."
That and much more at:
http://www.metafilter.com/44337/Racial-profiling-to-end-Toronto-gun-violence
2007-03-04 13:23:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
the answer u seek may differ if u r asking a canadian or an american
as the above answerers say, its a controversial topic to examine the racial aspect of criminal demographics, although in my opinion, its somewhat important, since it has tie-ins with culture
i can write a fifty page essay on this, but just remember that most crimes (including gangs i think) are done within the racial groups (intra) i e black on black, white on white
2007-03-07 09:49:47 · answer #2 · answered by Billy 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Can I give you an honest answer that most people are afraid of sharing? It is my understanding that most of Toronto's recent shootings have involved gang members who have recently immigrated from Jamaica. It's not black people, it's young Jamaican men. They either believe that they're hood, or they have some sort of battle that they've dragged over with them from Jamaica. Either way, it hasn't been pretty.
2007-03-07 13:33:02 · answer #3 · answered by Paul B 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
why is everyone so hung up on color? If the ozone layer was made from the love of the people on this earth, we all would be dead. why don't you use some of that brain of yours to figure out why women and children are being raped by perverts. How to make our school systems better. Making a better environment for our families to be more safer.
2007-03-04 19:38:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
hahaha had the same thought the other day. We're on the same wave length. lol
2007-03-05 10:16:56 · answer #5 · answered by CrAzY-B|TcH 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no need for RACISUM
because us...Whites caused their family to go through slavery
and they are getting back at us but idk about how there are more black criminals then white i think its 45-55 percent chance of them bein the most populated criminals
2007-03-05 08:05:23 · answer #6 · answered by Saber 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's racist.
2007-03-04 09:44:30 · answer #7 · answered by Joseph 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋