"the system"

They aren't in jail because they are black, they are in jail because they broke the law.

but he believes the courts show leniency towards white compared to blacks, this just boggles my mind and I do not want to believe "the system" is in place

well prove some **** to me, and i might believe it.

But more blacks are criminals, period. It's just like the "abort black babies, crime decreases" comment...

There is a little bit of fact behind this argument, but in general I don’t believe this is true. In general who can afford better lawyers, whites, so that would explain why a lot of whites do not necessarily always see jail time. And a lot of non violent crimes are committed by whites, which white collar crime punishment, is more leniently.

Maybe they should stop breaking the law :uhh:

It is simple - no matter your race , monetary status , location , etc. , you should not break the law . You are just putting yourself in the path of the train , and will get run over ! Those who want to believe the "system" is against them would serve themselves better by using the opportunities offered to all Americans to uplift themselves rather than blaming the "system" for their own failures .
I don't believe we have a conspiracy to put blacks in jail in this country . 18% of the population is responsible for a very large ( much more than 18% ) number of those in jail , why is that?

I agree 100%

Crime is dominant in poor communities and unfortunately there is more poor black comunities than white, therefore, blacks and other minorities would be more represented in prisons.
I have seen, however, situations where the only explanation I can find is discrimination.
There was a case a while back of a white doctor who went in his office and forgot his child was in the car, the child died. he was given probation as a sentence. Some time passed and a poor hispanic man who was declared mentally retarded went to the track and left his child in the car, the child died. He was sentenced to life in prison. IMO they should've both gone to prison. And I do apologize, I looked and could not find the articles.

^ I agree there. They should both be in jail. That's ridiculous.

I , too , agree .