tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654577685834203411.post1078613689381026112..comments2023-10-21T10:51:42.071-04:00Comments on Line Crosser 21: Stat of the DayKevin Locketthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08238649458932164077noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654577685834203411.post-38447786365387760602009-03-21T15:59:00.000-04:002009-03-21T15:59:00.000-04:00You are right, and I will look up those numbers fo...You are right, and I will look up those numbers for a future edition of "Stat of the Day."<BR/><BR/>However, if blacks make up 13% of drug users, then it's possible but highly unlikely that they make up 35% of those who posses drugs. This is what I wanted to emphasize by choosing this stat. I also wanted to point out how, at each stage in the criminal process, blacks become more overrepresented.<Kevin Locketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08238649458932164077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654577685834203411.post-81785211005871944132009-03-21T08:26:00.000-04:002009-03-21T08:26:00.000-04:00Kevin, the relevant comparison would be the percen...Kevin, the relevant comparison would be the percentage of drug dealers to arrests for drug possession rather than drug users to possession arrests. Law enforcement tends to focus on the dealers more than the users. Of course we can debate whether that is the correct or fair course of action.Denis Navratilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05973310336665077770noreply@blogger.com