It&#x27;s one thing to have a different <i>opinion</i> - I often upvote people with whom I have a different opinion.<p>It&#x27;s entirely another to make a claim about facts which is not supported - in this case by evidence that is not controversial.<p>It&#x27;s simply not so that black people commit crimes in proportion with the representation in the criminal justice system.  In fact, if poverty and geography are controlled for, ethnicity and race seem to be non-determiners of criminality.<p>This is explained, among many other places, here:  <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.huffingtonpost.com&#x2F;kim-farbota&#x2F;black-crime-rates-your-st_b_8078586.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.huffingtonpost.com&#x2F;kim-farbota&#x2F;black-crime-rates-...</a>