Crime Bias And Statistics Summary

Crime, bias and statistics are centered around the explanation of African-Americans association with criminality. Charles M. Blow, The New York Times visual Op-Ed columnist, publishes a column entitled “Crime, Bias and Statistics.” A column that speaks of the statistical difference between crimes said to be and actually committed by the black race. As time goes on, the bigger the assumptions of the black race being the culprit among blacks and whites. The bigger the increase of similar bias beliefs among all races. Despite the fact that all races are responsible for their share in the crime atmosphere, its become a habit, almost second nature , to assume black alliances with wrongdoing and corruption. African-Americans are unjustifiably linked to violence and crimes although lack of proof, all people are biased and have slight bigotry that needs to be controlled to form a more stable society.

The article “ Bias is Universal. Awareness can Assure Justice” written in the perspective of Neil

Franklin , executive director of law enforcement against prohibition; consist of the answer behind the motives for bias and stereotypes. This article like all the others in this essay are not simple founded on simple racism but racism rooted in the law enforcement. A real problem commences when power and bias beliefs are founded within one system. Considering the black race to be at fault is no longer an endemic, but has spread to every race as an epidemic of injustice. The power to be prejudice and intolerant is ingrained in our childhood and grows with us as a second nature, the problem is being able to tame those emotions. The debate amid us is the idea of conscious vs. unconscious bigotry, “ its to become consciously aware of them, minimize them to the extend possible, and constantly checking in with ourselves to ensure we are acting based on a rational assessment of the situation rather than on stereotypes and prejudice”( Franklin 5). We cant extinct the existence of stereotypes and biases, but to indicate the minimum desire to moderate their use can be just as an effectual change.
In his article “ Racially Targeted Law Enforcement is the problem”, David A. Harris contends in his 2nd paragraph ; “ Biased policing… less deserving of their loyalty and respect.” The Law must have an axiom of justice and fairness to prevent falsehood based on the outside believes of their injustice and lack of tolerance for the black race. In the constitution, each one of us is equal yet by the law “ all animals are equal , but some animals are more equal than others” (Orwell Animal Farm). The law enforcement has become a silo of racism and intolerance of the black race. They are linked to crime simply because that is what seems natural by now. We have no proof, we have no evidence yet the race is suspected.
“ whether acting on their own implicit bias or bowing to political exigency…” A line written by Charles M.

Blow describes the two positions on acting upon or deliberately being bias. Being conscious of acting bias is “no slip of the tongue.” The white race studies the black race “behind close doors” not having any interacting with them, yet they claim to “ know” the black race. It seems as if justice will never be completely on everyones side, but that some people no matter their morals deserve more than others. We seem to continue to desperately position the black race worlds apart when they are but within our own home. We assimilate what is not their with a default image of what we believe or were taught to be there. “ 60 percent of viewers who view crime story… see black even when its not present at all” ( Blow 10). This talks an assimilation yet is takes place in every days life. The way to puzzle out the problem is myriad we just have to pick one and begin at

once.
Overall the idea of getting rid of prejudices and racial discrimination inside our society, Including our law enforcements has to be dominate among all of us to be able to run itself out. Discrimination has become a big part of our fellowship, and who we are. Yet we aspire to becoming a better society with less crime and better days. To go ahead, we must clean out the garbage in our order and replace the holes with more beneficial actions. The law ran out in our system must represent who we are and thus it must exclude racism and discrimination, by protecting us as equals. The black race in no manner is under whatever other races trace or feet, but it seats there every time we speak of them in a vulgar and gruesome matter yet we expect them to feel the need to remain still. Lastly, i would like to end by quoting Bonnie Parker speaking from the judgement of a true criminal, “ But the law fooled around , kept taking him down and locking him up in a cell, till he said to me , I’ll never be free so I’ll meet a few of them in hell .” The black race isn’t all Clyde Barrows, but at this time in the eyes of the law they might as easily be.