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Certain types love bringing up incarceration rates, but they turn to crickets when exonerations ae presented. Also, the per capita argument turns nonexistent as well.
We read peple posting preposterous opinions about non-whites, specifically blacks, committing 8 an 9 times more of certain crimes, but what about this?
"Black Americans are seven times more likely than white Americans to be falsely convicted of serious crimes."
Samuel R. Gross, Maurice Possley, Ken Otterbourg, Klara Stephens, Jessica Weinstock Paredes, Barbara O’Brien, Race and Wrongful Convictions in the United States 2022, National Registry Of Exonerations, September 2022, https://exonerationregistry.org/sit...ents/Updated CP - Race Report Preview (1).pdf
And this is not because we commit more crimes. Whites are arrested at least 3 times more than we are annually.
The saying "a lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is still putting on its shoes," explains the gap between public perception and reality. Consider, for instance, the racist stereotype that suggests Black people are more likely to engage in violent, dangerous, or otherwise criminal behavior. By positioning Black people as a threat to public safety, some hope to justify the increased police presence in their communities, the violent methods often used against them, and the racially disparate impact of mass incarceration. Shine a light on the injustices Black people face within America's criminal justice system, and someone is likely to point to the high crime rates among the group as a "gotcha moment." It's their way of saying, "This is necessary, not excessive." However, by ignoring that Black people are the group with the highest exoneration rate in the country, their seemingly objective analysis falls short. Being the most accused does not mean a group of people is the most likely to be guilty. But sadly, the lie about black criminality has traveled far and wide.
According to a 2022 National Registry of Exonerations report, Black people are about 7.5 times more likely to be wrongfully convicted of murder than White people, and "80% more likely to be innocent than others." The fact that "half of the 1,947 people exonerated since 1989 are Black" is no coincidence, but rather a symptom of lingering prejudice. Collectively, the Innocence Project noted, "more than 15,000 years of freedom were stolen from them." This is time they could have spent pursuing their dreams, spending time with friends and family, or simply enjoying their freedom. The mass incarceration of Black people perpetuates a cycle, as increased arrests reinforce the public's belief that they should be imprisoned. Yet, the perception of Black people as more likely to engage in criminal behavior conflicts with the reality that they are the group most likely to be wrongfully accused.
The high rate of exonerations for Black people isn't confined to murder cases. The 2022 Race and Wrongful Convictions in the United States report found that Black people were "about 19 times more likely to be wrongfully convicted of drug crimes than innocent white people." The practice of police stopping Black people and people of color with the presumption that they are more likely to engage in criminal acts, racial profiling, leads them to face arrest more often than White people, despite using illegal drugs at a similar rate. To add salt in the wound, their report suggested, "drug crime exonerees, overwhelmingly Black people, were framed by police," indicating some abuse of their position of authority, to further criminalize Black people. Additionally, the authors of the study noted, "innocent Black people are almost eight times more likely than white people to be falsely convicted of rape.
Racists seem to love asserting that Black people are more likely to engage in violent or other types of criminal behavior, pointing to high-crime rates as the end-all to be-all evidence. Yet, the only reason this talking point seems to find a landing strip is that many Americans don't realize that Black people are the group most likely to be exonerated, having provided firm evidence that they were wrongfully convicted. While many see high crime rates within some black communities as a sign of their increased proclivity to commit crimes, the high rate of Black exonerees exposes a system riddled with racism, where the color of someone's skin is a greater factor in the outcome of a trial than their actual guilt or innocence. Retractions, efforts to correct the record regarding someone's innocence, arrive much more slowly than efforts to drag their names through the mud. This contributes to the misperception that arrest rates are equivalent to the rate of guilt. But Black people are not more criminal than other groups of people, and the assumption that they are is rooted in racism.
original story is in:
Watch as we see the opinions coming that deny the facts presented.
Or the off topic personal attacks.
We read peple posting preposterous opinions about non-whites, specifically blacks, committing 8 an 9 times more of certain crimes, but what about this?
"Black Americans are seven times more likely than white Americans to be falsely convicted of serious crimes."
Samuel R. Gross, Maurice Possley, Ken Otterbourg, Klara Stephens, Jessica Weinstock Paredes, Barbara O’Brien, Race and Wrongful Convictions in the United States 2022, National Registry Of Exonerations, September 2022, https://exonerationregistry.org/sit...ents/Updated CP - Race Report Preview (1).pdf
And this is not because we commit more crimes. Whites are arrested at least 3 times more than we are annually.
Why Racists Love Crime Stats But Hate Exoneration Rates
The saying "a lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is still putting on its shoes," explains the gap between public perception and reality. Consider, for instance, the racist stereotype that suggests Black people are more likely to engage in violent, dangerous, or otherwise criminal behavior. By positioning Black people as a threat to public safety, some hope to justify the increased police presence in their communities, the violent methods often used against them, and the racially disparate impact of mass incarceration. Shine a light on the injustices Black people face within America's criminal justice system, and someone is likely to point to the high crime rates among the group as a "gotcha moment." It's their way of saying, "This is necessary, not excessive." However, by ignoring that Black people are the group with the highest exoneration rate in the country, their seemingly objective analysis falls short. Being the most accused does not mean a group of people is the most likely to be guilty. But sadly, the lie about black criminality has traveled far and wide.
According to a 2022 National Registry of Exonerations report, Black people are about 7.5 times more likely to be wrongfully convicted of murder than White people, and "80% more likely to be innocent than others." The fact that "half of the 1,947 people exonerated since 1989 are Black" is no coincidence, but rather a symptom of lingering prejudice. Collectively, the Innocence Project noted, "more than 15,000 years of freedom were stolen from them." This is time they could have spent pursuing their dreams, spending time with friends and family, or simply enjoying their freedom. The mass incarceration of Black people perpetuates a cycle, as increased arrests reinforce the public's belief that they should be imprisoned. Yet, the perception of Black people as more likely to engage in criminal behavior conflicts with the reality that they are the group most likely to be wrongfully accused.
The high rate of exonerations for Black people isn't confined to murder cases. The 2022 Race and Wrongful Convictions in the United States report found that Black people were "about 19 times more likely to be wrongfully convicted of drug crimes than innocent white people." The practice of police stopping Black people and people of color with the presumption that they are more likely to engage in criminal acts, racial profiling, leads them to face arrest more often than White people, despite using illegal drugs at a similar rate. To add salt in the wound, their report suggested, "drug crime exonerees, overwhelmingly Black people, were framed by police," indicating some abuse of their position of authority, to further criminalize Black people. Additionally, the authors of the study noted, "innocent Black people are almost eight times more likely than white people to be falsely convicted of rape.
Racists seem to love asserting that Black people are more likely to engage in violent or other types of criminal behavior, pointing to high-crime rates as the end-all to be-all evidence. Yet, the only reason this talking point seems to find a landing strip is that many Americans don't realize that Black people are the group most likely to be exonerated, having provided firm evidence that they were wrongfully convicted. While many see high crime rates within some black communities as a sign of their increased proclivity to commit crimes, the high rate of Black exonerees exposes a system riddled with racism, where the color of someone's skin is a greater factor in the outcome of a trial than their actual guilt or innocence. Retractions, efforts to correct the record regarding someone's innocence, arrive much more slowly than efforts to drag their names through the mud. This contributes to the misperception that arrest rates are equivalent to the rate of guilt. But Black people are not more criminal than other groups of people, and the assumption that they are is rooted in racism.
original story is in:
Watch as we see the opinions coming that deny the facts presented.
Or the off topic personal attacks.
