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Incarceration Disparity

"There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics."

Quote attributed to Benjamin Disraeli, popularized in the United States by Mark Twain

QUIZ

Incarceration comes in many flavors. Here are some statistics about incarceration in America [1], [2]. Record your conclusions from the Facts below, then check your answers before proceeding:

FACT: 2.27 million men are incarcerated in the United States, but only 230,300 women are incarcerated in the United States
Thus, the incarceration rate for men is 8.9 times higher than for women

False     Men are obviously unfairly over-policed, over-charged, over-convicted and over-sentenced for crimes they are accused of committing
False     Women obviously escape fair policing, fair charging, fair conviction, and fair sentencing for the crimes they commit

FACT: 183,870 men are incarcerated in the United States State Prisons for sex crimes, but only 3,230 women are incarcerated in the United States State Prisons for sex crimes
Thus, the incarceration rate for sex crimes for men is a staggering 57 times higher than for women.

False     Men are obviously egregiously unfairly over-charged, over-convicted and over-sentenced for sex crimes they are accused of committing
False     Women obviously egregiously escape fair charging, fair conviction, and fair sentencing for sex crimes they commit

FACT: Black Americans make up 40% of the incarcerated population in the United States, but Black Americans make up only 13.4% of United States residents
Thus, the incarceration rate fir Black Americans is 3 times higher than for non-Black Americans.

False     Black Americans are obviously unfairly over-policed, over-charged, over-convicted and over-sentenced for crimes they are accused of committing
False     Non-Black Americans obviously escape fair policing, fair charging, fair conviction, and fair sentencing for the crimes they commit

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The answer to every question is False.

Sorry men, but Life Isn't Fair. You were born with Testosterone, which gives you a propensity for dominance, aggression, forcefulness, strength, courage, independence, leadership, and assertiveness. Machismo is a form of your masculinity that emphasizes power and is often associated with a disregard for consequences and responsibility [3]. This can lead to you disregarding societal rules, resulting in your commission of a crime. Male characteristics play an especially strong role with respect to sex crimes. In the animal kingdom the same testosterone plays a role with males also; in may species males fight to the death (or, crippling injury leading to death) over the right to mate with females.

Women, born with Estrogen, are given a propensity for nurturance, sensitivity, sweetness, supportiveness, gentleness, warmth, passivity, cooperativeness, expressiveness, modesty, humility, empathy, affection, tenderness, being emotional, kind, helpful, devoted, and understanding [4].

The message for men? If you do the crime, you do the time. You know the rules - you choose to ignore them - a jury of your peers finds you guilty - you reap the consequence. That part is fair - perhaps your inborn nature isn't fair - but that isn't going to change. You have to decide to put in the extra effort to control some of the inborn characteristics that put you at a disadvantage.

Racial differences in incarceration rates - still fair - require additional details, discussion and examples - close this window and continue.

DATA VS. INFORMATION

Liberal Left Democrats love to point out the proportionally higher incarceration rates of Blacks. They then immediately jump to the unsupported conclusion that Systemic Racism is the cause. This fuels their unsupported narrative that keeps the Black community angry, feeling discriminated, helpless, hopeless, Victims.

But Racism has nothing to do with it. A world-renowned expert on Racism and Family relations got it right:

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Remarks by Future President Barack Obama at the Apostolic Church of God, Chicago, June 15, 2008 and confirmed by Dr. Alvin Poussaint, Harvard Medical School

Liberal Left Democrats implemented Government programs that incentivized fathers to be absent from the home. In addition, at low income housing facilities they forced the removal of Security and Police presence, claiming that it intimidated and infringed on the "freedoms" of activities including gangs and drugs. Thus, in the very place where kids needed safe, positive environments and role models the kids were exposed to greater risk.

🢂 Incarceration Disparity: Systemic Racism? NO. Fatherless Homes? YES. 🢀
🢂 Solution: Focus on the Root Cause, not the Political Narrative 🢀

Don't Take The Bait

CALL TO ACTION

Tragic Government programs must be overhauled to alter the course of the Black community:

See our specific recommendations in End Generational Poverty.

References
  1. Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie 2020 Prison Policy Initiative
  2. Women’s Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie 2019 Prison Policy Initiative
  3. Masculinity Wikipedia
  4. Femininity Wikipedia
  5. Statistics don't lie in this case PolitiFact/The Poynter Institute
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