he HAD a dream

video games are "hate speech not free speech"

but

a kkk rally is perfectly acceptable

since the new stats on the prison population in the states were released a few weeks ago, there has been a lot of conversation... the most disturbing of which is that which might make the boys in the kkk get a fuckin' stiffy:

from convict nation:

At least one in eight African American men ages 25-29 are doing time.

Many organizations, including the Drug Policy Alliance, have rightfully characterized this overincarceration of African Americans one of our greatest present-day civil rights issues.

Black women are four times more likely to be incarcerated than white women.

from eurweb.com:

According to the Federal Household Survey, there were "an estimated 9.9 million whites (72 percent of all users), 2.0 million blacks (15 percent), and 1.4 million Hispanics (10 percent) who were current illicit drug users in 1998." Despite those figures, Blacks constitute 36.8 percent of those arrested for drug violations and over 42 percent of those in federal prisons for drug violations. African-Americans comprise almost 58 percent of those in state prisons for drug felonies.

When comparing the number of convicted felons who actually get prison time, only thirty-three percent (33?of convicted white defendants received a prison sentence, while 51f African-American defendants received prison sentences. How can anyone still deny racism?

According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, Black females (with a prison and jail rate of 359 per 100,000) were 2-1/2 times more likely than Hispanic females (143 per 100,000) and nearly 41/2 times more likely than white females (81 per 100,000) to be incarcerated in 2004.

from the sommerville journal:

Here are some horrifying statistics from the Somerville-based PRA's Web site: "According to the 1998 federal National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 72 percent of [drug] users were white and 15 percent were black. Despite this, black people were arrested for drug offenses at higher rates than white people."

A May 2004 study found this: "Black males have a 32 percent chance of serving time in prison at some point in their lives; Hispanic males have a 17 percent chance; white males have a 6 percent chance."

so, in short, according to the government of the united states of america and the ethically retarded lawmakers, shooting cops in make-believe video games = bad and systematically destroying the image and lives of african americans and other minority groups in the US = good.

great to see so many people up in arms about what really matters. when did we lose the collective nerve to stand up for ourselves?

posted by Courtney at 11:42 a.m.

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