Crime Bias And Statistics Summary

Crime, bias and statistics are centered around the explanation of African-Americans association with criminality. Charles M. Blow, The New York Times visual Op-Ed columnist, publishes a column entitled “Crime, Bias and Statistics.” A column that speaks of the statistical difference between crimes said to be and actually committed by the black race. As time goes on, the bigger the assumptions of the black race being the culprit among blacks and whites. The bigger the increase of similar bias beliefs among all races. Despite the fact that all races are responsible for their share in the crime atmosphere, its become a habit, almost second nature , to assume black alliances with wrongdoing and corruption. African-Americans are unjustifiably linked to violence and crimes although lack of proof, all people are biased and have slight bigotry that needs to be controlled to form a more stable society. The article “ Bias is Universal. Awareness can Assure Justice” written in the perspective of Neil

Blow describes the two positions on acting upon or deliberately being bias. Being conscious of acting bias is “no slip of the tongue.” The white race studies the black race “behind close doors” not having any interacting with them, yet they claim to “ know” the black race. It seems as if justice will never be completely on everyones side, but that some people no matter their morals deserve more than others. We seem to continue to desperately position the black race worlds apart when they are but within our own home. We assimilate what is not their with a default image of what we believe or were taught to be there. “ 60 percent of viewers who view crime story… see black even when its not present at all” ( Blow 10). This talks an assimilation yet is takes place in every days life. The way to puzzle out the problem is myriad we just have to pick one and begin at