[Publib] Ugly battle has librarians in Oak Brook turning

[Steve Benson]

Let me chime in with an "right on Jesse".  The trait was vileness
which is offensive but not criminal so prison stats can't iluminate
the discussion.


On 11/3/09, Jesse Ephraim <jephraim at roanoketexas.com> wrote:
>>Would anybody care to venture the proportion
>>of male to female felons?   I recall my old
>>probation caseload was about 95% male.
>
> Felony rates are a determination of "vileness?"  There are more people
> who could be considered ethnic minorities in prison than "white" ones.
> Does that mean that members of minority groups are inherently more
> "vile" than "white" people?
>
> Courts are more likely to convict men than women (and give them harsher
> sentences), even when the same crime is committed.  They are also more
> likely to convict members of ethnic minorities than "white" people (with
> harsher sentences) for the same crimes.
>
> How are you defining "vile," by the way?  I would agree that the man in
> the original article is "vile," but I wouldn't automatically apply it to
> someone who may have simply made a single bad decision in his or her
> life.
>
>>Cops have been profiling for years--they just look for young men.
>
> If you focus on one particular demographic, then you are likely to find
> most of your troublemakers in that demographic, because you aren't
> paying enough attention to the other ones.
>
> Jesse Ephraim
>
> Director, Roanoke Public Library
> 308 S. Walnut
> Roanoke, Texas 76262
> (817) 491-2691
> jephraim at roanoketexas.com
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Steve Benson