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by farmaway 1214 days ago
>White people are way over represented on arrests for alcohol-related crimes, whereas Black people are in-line with population, for example. [0,1]

Yep, especially here in Wisconsin! I rarely drink, and find the whole culture around drinking here distasteful. I don't see the relation to Kia thefts, though.

>Adding to that, black people are also the victim of a disproportionate amount of crimes

Yes, crimes we can't freely discuss because of who commits them, another reason why obfuscation of the problem is harmful.

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>Black men commit a wildly disproportionate fraction of violent crime in America.

>I don't see the relation to Kia thefts, though.

I didn't realize car theft is a violent crime [0]

I'd love to hear more about why you think that because I thought you had changed the subject to talking about crime generally.

[0]https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/crimes/violent-crime