[Publib] Ugly battle has librarians in Oak Brook turning

[George Hazelton]

HooHa!  This is turning into an interesting thread.  Maybe we should all
turn the volume down and go back to the Illinois mess.  

(Note new phone numbers)

George Hazelton
Assistant Director
Henry County Public Library System
1001 Florence McGarity Pkwy
McDonough, GA 30252
Phone: 678-432-5353
FAX: 678-432-6153
email: grhazelton at mail.henry.public.lib.ga.us

-----Original Message-----
From: publib-bounces at webjunction.org [mailto:publib-bounces at webjunction.org]
On Behalf Of Jesse Ephraim
Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 2:23 PM
To: publib at webjunction.org
Subject: Re: [Publib] Ugly battle has librarians in Oak Brook turning

>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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