• xigoi@lemmy.sdf.org
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    8 months ago

    To paraphrase my comment from elsewhere in this thread:

    When someone commits a robbery and they happen to be the race that commits robberies the most often, do you think their race is a key piece of information that should be included when talking about the robbery?

    • Jayjader@jlai.lu
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      8 months ago

      Behaving like a sexist pig != committing a robbery

      And frankly, as robberies are often a symptom of inequality, and historical racism has led members of certain “races” to have very few options for living a decent life, the “race” of a robber can be just as relevant as any other factor when discussing it.

      Especially if the discussion is about how to reduce the number of robberies occurring.