Black in America

My brother sent me a text yesterday to ask if I was watching "Black in America II (this time it's personal)." I told him what I said about the first "Black in America" special: As pretty as Soledad is, I don't need her to tell me what it's like to be Black in America. Just ask the Professor who was arrested, or the Cambridge Police Dept for that matter.

I have to say the reason I voted for Obama over Hillary, or even John McCain (I like them all) boiled down to Dept of Justice statistics. In states where there is a smaller black population, there is a much larger percentage of blacks in Jail. Consider this: in a State like Alabama 30% black, you would expect a larger percentage of blacks in jail, given the historical tensions between minorities and the Justice Dept.

But North Dakota, with only a 3% population of blacks has a 90% black prison population. The trend continues in states with a smaller vs. larger black population. What the numbers say is that a larger percentage of blacks usually translates to some blacks holding political clout in that state whereas states with a smaller percentage do not usually enjoy that protection. If you control for prison transfers,you can see the disturbing pattern. Having Obama, a black man, in office would provide a form of "blanket" protection (albeit at a distant federal level). Add to that, the fact that he appointed Eric Holder, a black AG (Attorney General) and you see that things like this won't go on for much longer- at least not at the current rate. Do you really think that a black man from North Dakota is more likely to misbehave than a black man from a Southern state? Why the disparate proportion of black inmates? You don't have to watch TV to see that. Just check the DOJ (Dept of Justice) website and you will see the charts for yourself. That's a story worth reporting, but prison is a business... Anyway, that's why I voted for Obama.
And they ask me why I call myself the madscientiss.M\
<—>Madman out

