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I grew up like that too. Go lurk at r/CPTSD and learn what you can do about it seeming like yesterday and still hearing her. Check out this book too. Changed my life in the first few chapters. The audio book on Audible is especially soothing.

Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving

Considering I'm 99% sure this is the bat he was hitting that guy with, nothing but stinging is going to be happening unless he hits an eye.

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I once had a burglar come in to the house when I was asleep, he knocked something off the shelf and woke me up so I picked up a Reader's Digest Wide World Atlas and set aboot him

Called the police and ambulance because he was unconcious, whilst they were on their way I took his wallet, watch and phone, they arrived within 20 minutes.

The police's only comment was that I should have just called them and not taken matters into my own hands

Man I really want to upvote you because I think you’re not entirely wrong but this study is not about the crimes it’s about the victims of the crimes. I’ll grant you that systemic racism ABSOLUTELY exists. I’ll grant you that your overall point about poverty and crime are absolutely linked and that crime statistics are skewed due to targeting and higher conviction rates against people of color. The fact that the average black or hispanic family income is lower than that of average white families is absolutely true, and due to an obvious visible clue that they may be part of a poorer demographic leads to them being targeted by LE. This then leads to a victim mentality and an aggression and disdain for LE particularly in minority communities. In order to have an honest conversation about this though, it is worth noting that the crimes are indeed being committed. Whether or not that’s at a higher rate of perpetration by minorities or whites below the poverty line is definitely debatable.

My best friend is a black male and though he is well spoken, drives a very nice vehicle and was raised in a wealthier community, he still receives some significant attention from police. He will be the first to say, that while he knows that he is going to be targeted for his skin color, he also just doesn’t commit the crimes or run in circles with those that do. There is a problem, a massive one, and I think it starts at very high level of government. The war on drugs and private prisons has created a slave trade of sorts. Not to mention Jim Crow laws or the CIA’s involvement in the large scale moving of crack, into poor Black communities. While legal markets and businesses tend to require significant capital for startup while black market businesses entail massive other risks they don’t require bank approval, venture capital or credit checks. When you’re surrounded by an underworld and criminal element, joining a gang for protection or camaraderie becomes a way of life. Seeing value in education becomes difficult and the vicious circle continues. Add that to an exploitable welfare system and culture that glorifies living on it (ex. First of the Month) and you can start to see why these issues are perpetual.

There is most definitely a systemic racism problem at the root of these issues and boiling it down to skin color is pure ignorance. However, POC have not done themselves any favors by creating a culture that glorifies violence sex and drug trade. To ignore the systemic issues is just as ignorant as ignoring their own involvement. There’s an excellent book by Jason Riley titled Please Stop Helping Us: How Liberals Make It Harder for Blacks to Succeed. I recommend it as it sheds light on some of the results of programs intended to help poor minorities that have ultimately failed. In this thread there’s lots of boiling it down to skin color which isn’t fair, but is at a glance accurate. If you were an alien coming down to earth knowing nothing of the systems or history you would probably determine that the darker skinned humans have a propensity towards violence or poverty. I appreciate the effort in attempting to correct the thinking of some in this thread that have over simplified the issue. However, to not acknowledge the cultural issues that run deep in black communities isn’t taking an honest look at the issue either. In order to change things there should be an honest objective look at the issue from all sides and that includes harshly evaluating the fact that violence and crime is glorified in hip hop culture which is by and large aimed at POC.

TL;DR: siting a victim study isn’t good representation of the issue at hand, though conviction data is unreliable due to a myriad of issues. There are underlying problems that are more prevalent in POC communities.