[quote=@Andreyich] That's what I was saying though, I wasn't getting like that in those areas because I knew that isn't the old country. [/quote] Not to make it a personal judgement. But people who get drunk in bars, are likely not to make the best decisions in practically, so at best I have to take your word for it, that your decisions didn't lead you don't those paths. #victimblaming ^-^' [quote] Community within the cities matters too. [/quote] I assume this is talking about racial percentages in those cities communities will lead to crime. But there's plenty of cases that show that isn't the case. What can be statistically shown, is the most violent cities are the ones that have been unending democratic control for long periods of time. [quote] It is a jab at their race though. [/quote] No, it's not. It's a bias to illegals (or criminals who happen to be non-Caucasian.) All those crimes didn't come from legal Hispanics. There's a stark contrast in their cultures. If a place like Russia, or Germany was joint at the hip to the United States. And all of them decided to move here without integrating, we'd have very similar problems... [quote] Hispanics also tend to be more prone to criminality than whites; even in Brazil you can see that the population in mountains and other predominantly white communities is less criminal despite having nearly the same socioeconomic status. [/quote] Would of liked links, but looking myself. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3419140/The-50-violent-cities-world-revealed-21-Brazil.html http://www.bridgingeurope.net/a-brazilian-take-on-the-european-refugee-crisis.html Maybe there's a religion at fault for that one. (At lack of better information.) I don't believe racism plays a big part in America. But I completely acknowledge and believe it probably is more of a problem everywhere else. Because many people don't take outsiders as kindly, and when they try to hard to accept the wrong ones there cultures get destroyed. [quote] You see, the thing is that race is a better predictor of crime than poverty, and the "wypipo are school shooters lol" is not really an excuse since in all sorts of mass shootings non-whites are actually overrepresented. [/quote] The first link is true, but I don't deny of those statics. I point out those statics aren't linked due to genetics. But gang related crime. The second link isn't really meaningful, it's point is that some shooters who got more kills aren't white. But does a shooter become "more deadly" because his gun was more accurate than somebody else? And even in the title "30" of them at least 12 aren't white...that's not even half. A poor analogy, but has equal substance. Because I would like to point out plenty of white people have killed people...probably most than many others. Hitler was white, his kill count is staggering. There are also plenty of places (out of the US.) with mostly Caucasians that you'd feel much less safe than the higher black populated areas of America... [quote] Yes, perhaps socioeconomic factors affect them but even if that is true, that doesn't really [b]remove[/b] justification from prejudice. When thinking of my safety I don't care if the lowriding "thug" with a snapback is acting that way because of genes or because of their environment, and I'm especially not going to care when he shot me. And, I do recognize that environment does screw them over. The degenerate rap and hip-hop culture encouraging single motherhood, "playas," profanity, aggressiveness being equivalent to masculinity and other such things is naturally a detriment to the development of a young black. But trouble is that their culture isn't changing. But since that was brought up I believe that environment and genetics play about a 40-60% role in the development in humans, evening out to about 50/50. [/quote] Do you think that same lowriding "thug" with a snapback wouldn't act that way, if he was white? :/ Like I said America's violence is at a 20 year low...so something has to be changing right? And actually it is changing, for the worse. (thanks obama.) Black employment is at the lowest level in 17 years. (and no it's not because of just laziness. xP) But I say that to point out their is a problem happening, and it plays a much bigger part than you're acknowledging. I'm not particularly sure if genetic has anything to do with behavior. But, my point is that. You're allow to acknowledge the differences between races, they exist. But my problem comes from stereotyping and generalizing all of them, and assuming one race is superior or inferior to another. Environmental change drastically changes your respective on life. It's kind of difficult to outright discussion that part though. Because it's another thing people don't necessarily know. But I guess kind of furthest I can really go. I'd just lament that being overtly prejudiced won't be particularly helpful in real world. Appreciate the conversation.