Jauronimo

Exactly!! I'm not f@#$ing woke!! I actually held and still hold many opinions on the topic of race relations in America that sound a lot like yours. I have found that despite color blindness under the law there remains lots of room for inequity. Biases in our systems and institutions doesn't mean everyone is a racist bent on screwing over POC but if the outcomes screw over one group of people while favoring another I don't think the screwed are going to take a lot of solace in the explanation "its not overt racism, just a collection of individuals acting on unconscious bias that means you need to go to jail a lot longer than other Americans!". I don't think our institutions (police, courts, legal system) are systemically racist or built on racism but as we have discussed, they can produce outcomes that are ostensibly consistent with something resembling systemic racism. I am sure you are going to ask what we do about the situation and I don't have any answers. But pretending there isn't a problem because our laws are color blind is definitely not it. Acknowledging inequalities seems like a good start no matter how uncomfortable it may be. Silencing the crackpots who claim conditions today are the same or worse than the 1940s also seems like good start.

Instead of sticking your head in the sand for 29 more years you are one step closer to accepting the world for the way it is and has been. There are more such examples just waiting for you to discover. I like how "woke" is defined as possessing knowledge of anything that runs counter to your worldview. Someone must be a real activist to be open to new information and post it on this board. Share anything that is inconvenient to this narrative that everyone gets treated the same in America and its inevitable that those without any form of rebuttal will go to their safe spaces and start yelling "woke", "virtue signaling", "CRT". These terms are so misused that they have no meaning anymore.

You're welcome. I am glad you learned something today despite your complete reluctance to do so. Who do you think prosecutors work for?

People have biases. Systems and institutions are governed by people with unconscious or conscious biases. It doesn't mean these people are necessarily racist or sexist but they may act in a way that results in outcomes that are anything but fair. There are many examples of it. In this day and age it takes a certain amount of resolve to neither be aware of or acknowledge the existence of these biases. We can I think we solve it by arguing that it doesn't exist and isn't a problem until we're all blue in the face. Interesting study done by Yale linked below that addresses your previous concerns. The data is out there: https://www.yalelawjournal.org/article/mandatory-sentencing-and-racial-disparity-assessing-the-role-of-prosecutors-and-the-effects-of-booker A summary with links to academic sources like the one above https://www.sentencingproject.org/publications/un-report-on-racial-disparities/

You think lack of perfect data is a material weakness. Makes me wonder how you formed your core beliefs in the first place.

I implore you to do a modicum of research and go find some facts, any facts, pertinent to the matter that you won't summarily dismiss.

Then go find it and share it with us. Perhaps that data isn't available. I believe we have already established that there are clearly different outcomes in sentencing based on gender despite consistent laws, as you so aptly pointed out. Why is it so hard to believe that there could be bias in the system based on race in a country where blacks couldn't use the same bathrooms as whites 70 years ago?

Very true. According to the left: Bush was a fascist war criminal and now he's sympathetic. Romney was the worst kind of "vulture capitalist" and somehow to blame for the financial crisis of 2008. Now hes the only republican with any decency. Trump will somehow be seen as more reasonable than whoever comes next. You can count on it. On the other hand, according to the right: Obama was a secret muslim trying to ruin the country from the inside and a dirty communist. He still is. Biden is a dirty communist and will be long after he leaves office. The Clinton's are murderers, child traffickers, and rapists and their nefarious deeds have only gotten worse since leaving office. I'm not sure what the takeaway should be. I guess the right just has more endurance for this type of thing?

They raided Running Back State last weekend and stole all their jock straps. This was retaliation for RBS stealing their mascot, a miniature french poodle named Tebow.

What part of the below text from key findings says to you that prior criminal history was omitted?

Maybe reading the text and thinking about the facts presented for more than a minute would be more fruitful than crying "political agenda!" after a cursory scan of new information.

What are you talking about? That finding is clearly stated in the summary. Its #4.

Ok

Predatory lenders targeted minority neighborhoods. This is well documented. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-foreclosures-race/racial-predatory-loans-fueled-u-s-housing-crisis-study-idUSTRE6930K520101004 https://www.huduser.gov/publications/pdf/unequal_full.pdf They specifically address violent backgrounds in the analysis.

Its not just laws we need to focus on but the differential treatment of people under the same laws. Look at the disparity in sentencing by race and gender. In the NFL, the rule book is the same for all teams. But if we had to play the Patriots 16 times a year with Walt Coleman calling the games, an impartial rule book doesn't mean the game is fair. This is just one example. https://www.ussc.gov/research/research-reports/demographic-differences-sentencing

Tight End U is a party school and always has been. Thats fine if Dawson wants to have some fun and manage a Chili's one day. Wake me up when he gets serious about his craft and enrolls in an accredited program.

If BLM had murdered a cop or several cops, like those fine folks at the capitol this place would have its first 10,000 page thread. Retracted due to total inaccuracy. Should have just stuck with questioning your grasp on reality for suggesting 1/6 was a false flag.

Boys will be boys. These patriots just got a little over zealous and tried to force their way onto the senate floor to stop a democratically elected individual from being voted into office. Whats the big deal? Its not like they're the human scum who occupied public spaces and protested without a permit like we saw last summer. Pepper spray and beatings was too kind for them if you ask me.

The biggest gaps were our offense had zero answers for the Chiefs pass rush and our defense could not even slow down Kelce. The passing game stalled and we had no run game or screen game to counter with. Mahomes found Kelce at will in both games that kept so many drives alive. 4 TDs in the two meetings last year.

He had a great run until he murdered his neighbors in Belize and fled the country.

What do gay people eat?

You would let @Blokestradamus fart in your dinner. That's just your thing, man.

Beasley opting out would be awful. The only silver lining is that we have Sanders who I think could fill that role but isn't nearly as elusive. Pretty sure Beasley had zero drops last year. He also hauled in a number of spectacular catches in clutch situations. Josh looked to him often when we really needed a play.

I think all QB play will take a step back this year with crowd noise to contend with. Was it ever easier to operate an NFL offense than last year?

How many simple poles does it take to screw in a lightbulb? Four! One to hold the lightbulb and three to turn the ladder.