"Steve you can’t just pivot the conversation to “why do poor people commit more crimes” (btw is that even true?) because you don’t want to deal with the “why do black people commit more crimes” question."

Come on Michael, seriously? How did you read this post and not understand this?! I didn't "pivot," I asked questions about factors that actually explain the problem.

I won't go into the connection between crime, especially violent crime, and poverty. As well as being well-known, it's incredibly obvious. Do you really think people from all income brackets are equally likely to commit muggings or other robberies? Do you not think a lack of money (especially coupled with a lack of education) correlates with a desperation to get it by illegal means? If you do a Google search about the link between poverty and crime, you'll get decades worth of research.

But regarding my not wanting to deal with the question of "why black people commit more crime," my asking what factors cause black people to commit crime *IS* dealing with the question.

Black people commit more violent crime. This is a fact. I'm not denying it. It would be idiotic for me to try. But when you ask *why* do black people commit more crime, if you don't think this is a melanin issue, aren't you asking, what is it about the criminals that makes them more likely *than everybody else* to commit crime? When I answer with things like poverty, social disenfranchisement, cultural influences, etc, this isn't me avoiding the question, it's me trying to answer it.

"Something about black culture" causes crime? Okay, I'm not even arguing. What is the "something"? As I wrote in the article, 0.008% of African Americans were responsible for all "black homicides" in 2019. What aspect of "black culture" is responsible for that? What element of "black culture" is affecting that tiny fraction of the black community but not the other 99.99% of African Americans. Plenty of that 99.99% come from fatherless households too.

But what percentage of the "poor community" commits crime? What percentage of the "undereducated community" commits crime? What percentage of the "mentally-ill community" commits crime? I suspect you don't even think of these as communities. Which is my point.