[quote=ASTA]It's as if you don't know what Google is.[/quote] It's a general rule though that the one who provides the claim shows the evidence. [quote=ASTA]Official racial demographics in the US. Also, apparently I was off by approximately ten percent.. Apparently whites make up about 70 percent of the US population rather than 50-60 percent.[/quote] This one isn't really relevant. It's the percentage of a race that commits crimes that matter, not the percentage of a race there are living in a country. [quote=ASTA]-The other two sources-[/quote] These are pretty valid and relevant though, enough so I'll retract the argument I made earlier about it being debateable. However, to play Devil's advocate. Your third source although showing a lower number of black people being poverty than white still shows a higher percentage. Perhaps this can suggest focused neighbourhoods where crime is bad, where elements such as peer pressure and mob mentality can kick in? So cops are generally more aggressive/on edge because of the environment these happen in? Now, that is a pretty weak and shitty argument made there but I felt it should have at least been voiced in order to cover all our angles.