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13% is the percentage of the entire Black population, including females and children.

Those two segments aren’t (very) involved in violent crimes and murders. The violent crimes are committed by the adult males, and they make up less than half of the Black population.

I don’t have statistics to back up my 5% number, but I think it’s probably on the high side.

If we were to exclude Blacks who are in prison (they can’t commit murder, with a couple of exceptions per year) it’s my guess that the actual number would be 3% or less committing more than 50% of the murders.

we were to exclude Blacks who are in prison (they can’t commit murder, with a couple of exceptions per year) it’s my guess that the actual number would be 3% or less committing more than 50% of the murders

Isn't it amazing that if any other segment of the population was causing such devastation -- and the murders are but a small part of the individual and social cost of injuries from this violence -- there'd be a national mobilation to address it.

Imagine that we were dealing likewise w/ similar scenarios:

- TB: can't make parents inoculate there kids, can we?
- AIDS: sure, let the gays kill each other, no problem!
- School Assaults: oh well, too many video games...
- Sexual Assault: boys will be boys!
- Terrorism: Muzzies will be Muzzies -- oh wait, that's okay in the NYT.

Q: Why do we as a nation tolerate this self-destruction among black males?

A: That's a rhetorical question