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CheapShotArtist

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23. This is off-topic, but
Fri May 3, 2013, 04:30 AM
May 2013

one glaring flaw I see with this pie chart from Mother Jones is that they included "Hispanic", even though Hispanic is NOT a racial group like how Blacks and Whites are. It really drives me nuts how so many Americans (including my own family) believe that Hispanic is both a race and a look, when they can come in many different shades. There are White, Black, Asian, American Indian, Pacific Islander, and mixed people who are of Hispanic descent. Look at the singer Shakira and Victor Cruz of the NY Giants, for example; they look nothing alike.
Being Hispanic has to do with one's culture, not anything biological. This is why it is listed separately from the racial question in the U.S. Census.

As I said on a previous thread: Law enforcement is out of control Th1onein May 2013 #1
Fuck yes, they're violating the constitution. X_Digger May 2013 #2
The ongoing schoolcraft saga... beevul May 2013 #3
The other sad piece of that is mis-filing crimes downward to make compstat numbers look good. X_Digger May 2013 #4
Yeah, that is pretty sad. beevul May 2013 #5
These stats PROVE that the NYC Police are totally shitty at their probable cause judgement. I am.... Logical May 2013 #10
Just stating the race doesn't mean much, though. Honeycombe8 May 2013 #6
So, simply living in a "high crime" area is enough reason for one to be stopped and frisked? MrScorpio May 2013 #7
The NYC does not care about the Bill of Rights any longer. n-t Logical May 2013 #11
That much is apparently true MrScorpio May 2013 #13
I wish someone could product a hidden camera documentary on this farce. n-t Logical May 2013 #16
Here's a hidden audio.. X_Digger May 2013 #27
Horrible. Too many people trust the police 100%. Jury's included. n-t Logical May 2013 #29
I'm addressing the "racist" part of the claim. Honeycombe8 May 2013 #17
I'm just trying to clarify what you're saying here. MrScorpio May 2013 #24
"minorities want police to clamp down on crime in their areas" Logical May 2013 #8
I'm speaking about the "racist" part of the claim. Not the constitutionality of stopping Honeycombe8 May 2013 #18
Targeting certain racial minorities more than others . . . markpkessinger May 2013 #20
Not if you're in a minority neighborhood. Who are you gonna stop... Honeycombe8 May 2013 #30
They shouldn't be stopping ANYBODY absent reasonable suspicion . . . markpkessinger May 2013 #31
I was not commenting on the stop and frisk law. I don't know enuf Honeycombe8 May 2013 #32
Absolute fucking wow MattBaggins May 2013 #14
Facts are pesky things, aren't they? They just make you go "wow." Honeycombe8 May 2013 #19
Here's a link to the NYCLU's report on stop and frisk ... markpkessinger May 2013 #21
I know of at least one DU member premium May 2013 #9
Well, they're probably one of those people who have me on ignore MrScorpio May 2013 #12
I'm thinking you know whom I speak of. premium May 2013 #15
Check out the New York Civil Liberties Union's 2011 report on stop-and-frisk markpkessinger May 2013 #22
This is off-topic, but CheapShotArtist May 2013 #23
Yes. They need to stop. nt hack89 May 2013 #25
And yet there are supporters of Bloomberg here on DU. nt hack89 May 2013 #26
More than once Civil Liberties has been a topic on these boards Savannahmann May 2013 #28
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