You don’t suppose there could be other factors at play? It has to be racist judges and juries, nationwide? In every case?
As someone who has taught at an impoverished school, with mostly black students, for over fifteen years, I can tell you that the problem is far more complicated than you seem to believe.
I see old students of mine in the bookings literally every week, and I can tell you because I knew them personally, none of them were innocent. They were doing the same shit they got busted for when they were still considered juveniles. A shame, because they had potential, but they were a product of how they were raised, or more appropriately, how they weren’t raised. That’s the part of the problem no one wants to talk about. And of course, I’m only talking about the students of mine that have ended up in jail or dead, not everyone. But a comeback of the nuclear family would solve a lot of this, for all people. Most of the boys that I’ve taught had no positive male role models in their lives outside of school. That’s not an unimportant coincidence, man. If you really feel strongly about it, mentor some kids.
