Reddit reviews Ghettoside: A True Story of Murder in America

its a paradox where these communities are over policed and under policed at the same time. they want the cops to catch the thieves and the murderers, but the police focus on drug arrests.

if you have time i recommend the following (great non fiction book about black detectives innocent son wrongly targeted by gang - with a larger look at policing in general, and a podcast where a former marine and baltimore cop discusses his mindset and incentives when policing the high crime areas we are talking about)

https://www.amazon.com/Ghettoside-True-Story-Murder-America-ebook/dp/B0062OCN4E

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ndg-JGmYryA&feature=share

Well, there are reasons for that too. Systemic racism is a real thing.

Unfortunately, most people only want to blame someone else for the problem instead of addressing its roots.

If you were ever looking for a good book that touches on the subject without being preachy, you should read Ghettocide. It revolves around South Central LA and a particular murder investigation in the mid-2000s.

We really do not have the same severity of racism in Canada as America does, but it's still a good read.

If you want a deep dive into the life and work of homicide detectives in particular I can’t recommend enoughJill Leovy’s “Ghettoside” which draws on close to 10 years embedded with the LAPD homicide detectives working South Central.

Literally what the "black lives matter" movement was started over.

I'd recommend reading Ghettoside. The "just another black male" attitude became horrifyingly prevalent even among their own communities. BLM, despite what people critical of it want you to believe, was just trying to make a point that no, those are people who matter and not just statistics to be dismissed.

It's just one example, but there are countless others.

It's important to keep in mind that the definition of "criminality" isn't absolute. Laws are created by people with agendas. People in Nixon's administration straight up admitted that the point of the war on drugs was to specifically target black people (and hippies). It's why drug sentences and mandatory minimums are harsher for drugs typically used by minorities while jail sentences for powder cocaine are shorter. It's why the crack epidemic in the 90s was treated as a crime problem and the heroin epidemic going on now is treated as a health problem.

But I'm not gonna convince you on reddit. I don't have all the data at my finger tips. Seriously just go read and try to keep an open mind. I think Ghettoside is a good start.

Here is the mobile version of your link

There are, in fact, many, many facts to support my position. Just because class (which happens to be closely tied to race) also plays into the equation doesn't mean that racism isn't at the heart of the problem. Educate yourself, my friend:

https://www.amazon.com/New-Jim-Crow-Incarceration-Colorblindness/dp/1595586431

https://www.amazon.com/Ghettoside-True-Story-Murder-America-ebook/dp/B0062OCN4E

https://www.amazon.com/Just-Mercy-Story-Justice-Redemption/dp/081298496X