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The Annoyed Man wrote:

Elsie Pea wrote:I would just be more surprised to hear that the White guy killed an entire family of another race.

Why? Serial and mass murderers in America are actually statistically and proportionally more likely to be committed by whites than blacks. That's a fact. Because of that pesky fact, I would actually find it more surprising to read of a serial or mass killing committed by a black person than a white person, because that would be contrary to statistical probability.

You may want to pay closer attention. I said "another race." But, since you are hostile and want to argue, I will concede that you're right about everything and I'm wrong.

The Annoyed Man wrote:
Worrying that including the information may serve to perpetuate stereotypes is a valid concern, but that still doesn't mean that the information is not useful. What that means is that some people are bigots and will assume generalities about race and gender. However, those people are likely already bigots, and the information only serves - in their eyes - to confirm their suspicions. But that still does not mean that the information is not useful. The solution is to deal with the bigotry, not to suppress truth.

According to you, I'm a bigot. I find it interesting that you know how our minds operate. We bigots don't need to have our suspicions confirmed. They were confirmed PRIOR to becoming bigots. The facts speak for themselves. As far as crime is concerned, certain groups of people tend to commit a disproportionate number of certain crimes. To me, if a White man were to murder a black family, I would be just as outraged as if a black man had murdered a White family. I would just be more surprised to hear that the White guy killed an entire family of another race.