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It drives me crazy how many people see a problem like this and are determined to conclude that that problem has only one cause.

It drives me crazy how many people see a problem like this and are determined to conclude that that problem has only one cause. So one side decides that the (only) cause is that black people wantonly decide to choose a life of crime when they could just as easily have been upstanding members of society. Ergo, it is all black peoples' fault. And the other side decides that the (only) cause is that the criminal justice system incarcerates black people disproportionately, exclusively out of racism and bias. Ergo, it is all white peoples' fault. Why is it so hard to acknowledge that both of these are extreme positions? Both groups of people need to look inward, challenge themselves to fix what is broken, and work together to improve the situation.

Posted by haberman on Apr 20, 2015, 7:59 PM

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It drives me crazy how many people see a problem like this and are determined to conclude that that problem has only one cause.

habermanApr 20, 2015, 7:59 PM

It drives me crazy how many people see a problem like this and are determined to conclude that that problem has only one cause. So one side decides that the (only) cause is that black people wantonly decide to choose a life of crime when they could just as easily have been upstanding members of society. Ergo, it is all black peoples' fault. And the other side decides that the (only) cause is that the criminal justice system incarcerates black people disproportionately, exclusively out of racism and bias. Ergo, it is all white peoples' fault. Why is it so hard to acknowledge that both of these are extreme positions? Both groups of people need to look inward, challenge themselves to fix what is broken, and work together to improve the situation.

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