Gan
09-29-2007, 08:37 AM
http://www.breitbart.tv/html/6142.html
Video clip of Edwards at the MTV/MySpace forum on Thursday.
“We cannot build enough prisons to solve this problem. And the idea that we can keep incarcerating and keep incarcerating — pretty soon we’re not going to have a young African-American male population in America. They’re all going to be in prison or dead. One of the two.”
What do you think?
Edited to add more info:
As of 2005 the Census Bureau lists Prison statistics for Black men of all ages at 802,000. Same data rage for black men of all ages in College at 864,000.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/03/AR2007080302212_pf.html
In the article, there were two statements that rang true when I read it.
But here's the cold truth about numbers; they can be manipulated, made to support any perspective.
McIntire also notes that even Census Bureau numbers don't reflect as accurate a picture as possible because everyone doesn't participate in the process.
Thanks Edwards, for standing on hyperbole for the benefit of your campaign instead of giving the issue the merit it deserves on its own.
Video clip of Edwards at the MTV/MySpace forum on Thursday.
“We cannot build enough prisons to solve this problem. And the idea that we can keep incarcerating and keep incarcerating — pretty soon we’re not going to have a young African-American male population in America. They’re all going to be in prison or dead. One of the two.”
What do you think?
Edited to add more info:
As of 2005 the Census Bureau lists Prison statistics for Black men of all ages at 802,000. Same data rage for black men of all ages in College at 864,000.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/03/AR2007080302212_pf.html
In the article, there were two statements that rang true when I read it.
But here's the cold truth about numbers; they can be manipulated, made to support any perspective.
McIntire also notes that even Census Bureau numbers don't reflect as accurate a picture as possible because everyone doesn't participate in the process.
Thanks Edwards, for standing on hyperbole for the benefit of your campaign instead of giving the issue the merit it deserves on its own.