Termyn8or
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I know a crackhead. Normally you can trust him with your life but when he goes on a tooter I wouldn't trust him with a three dollar bill.
White, skilled, makes 35 an hour. Broke. That screams "There should be a law", but I do not agree. You put anything you want into your body, it doesn't bother me. Just don't steal my stuff.
Having been in jail, I noticed quite a few Blacks there. We got to talking. "Y'know why your in here for dealing, because you are on a street yelling 'DIMES DIMES anybody need some dimes ?'" I went on to say, "you're making what three grand a week or somethuing, get a fucking apartment and your own phone, keep it low key, that's how White peole get away with it for so long". The reply ? "Nope, when you are in a house they can get you cornered, on the street you can run".
I met a White guy literally made millions doing something illegal, I mean for like 25 years. My crackhead buddy is White, never got busted, but he keeps it low key. He likes it indoors, and hooks up with a few babes and they all have a real good time. I have also seem crack parties where the only goal was to get more crack. No discussion of issues, no music no games, just them sitting there scraping the the table in vain with a razor blade.
We have the right to the pursuit of happiness and if that includes destroying your life, I have the right not to watch. So I don't hang around.
Now, about Blacks in prison, yes there are more. But the disparity is waning. Even if there are four times as many Blacks in college, what is that number for Whites ? To say is politically incorrect for some reason. And I know the reason, it is the recognition of a problem created by Whites and their ilk. Slavery.
Whites came to this country voluntarily, after taking the education from home, they learned the language and worked. Blacks were brought here against their will, unable to cope with this society. They were the underdog for a long time, but they have come a long way since then.
I must offer up commendation to the Black race as a whole, they have come a long way. In about 200 years they assimilated into a society that it took Whites thousands of years to develop. Years ago many stereotypes were true, but no more. And if Whites remain stagnant and Blacks continue to develop, they will be on top. They are now doctors, academicians (I won't mention lawyers right now) and who knows what else, engineers, everything.
All this in a society that they were thrust into, not even formerly knowing that it existed !
So if there is still a disparity, it is not their fault, maybe some, but in general, if they were left alone in the beginning they would've been fine. Now that they have been assimilated into "western" society, albeit against their will, don't cry when they leave their mark.
Someday we might have a Black President, and I wouldn't be surprised if he does better than the last few at least.
As far as the incarceration rate, I and some of my people were taught how to deal with the legal system. I will admit that I probably still belong in prison for stuff I did 20-30 years ago. While I never hurt anyone who didn't hurt me, or was an imminent threat, many of the incarcerated can truthfully say that as well.
The problem is that we lock up the wrong people. That has been mentioned, and if we locked up the right people the government offices would be quite sparse in occupancy.
When I was in jail years ago, I talked with some Black guys, they had no idea of how a court case works or anything. I sort of became the jailhouse law professor. No, that is when you refuse to sign - if they need you to sign they do not have the authority to do what they are trying to do. Many people lack that basic concept, and it kills them in court.
Another thing, the DUI test refusal form. YOU are about to sign it right ? Well just blot out, with the same pen and hand, the word driver everywhere it appears. Then sign it. There is a legal meaning to doing this, even though you are never going to use it, it demonstrates a knowledge of the law. To avoid a trial, they will offer you a slightly better deal. That is the kind of shit that keeps some people out of jail, and I told them.
So there are many factors to this racial imbalance in the justice system. First and foremost it is education. My lawyer works for me, and we will proceed in the direction I proscribe. We only cop a plea under my conditions, and you file for discovery the first day I hire you.
It seems Black people do not know about their rights in court and alot of other things in these matters. They don't know how to work the system. Sorry for making a generality, but that is my conclusion from personal experience with Black incarcerated males. When they charge you with an offense, their idea is to put you in jail. They pile on the charges so that it looks hopeless, and if you know how to play the game, your fare alot better. Even if you did do it, you can get less time and a lower fine by working the system just right. You can't really win, but you can lose by less.
Just like the taxman, they have been closing loopholes for decades, yet some people still beat them. Why ? Learning. There are still three very powerful methods that work to off the IRS. They hesitate to close those remaining loopholes because they are intended for certain people to use, their buddies.
Knowing shit like this is the key to working the system to operate, let's say, less out of your favor. They are never going to operate in your favor, but there are things you can do.
Many many people just think they can hit the phone book and find a kickass lawyer. That is rare. If I had to do it in a new city, my first question would be "Who do you know in _____city ?" and that answer is very important. Eventually you get to the one you choose and drive down there with your tickets, summons' or whatever. You will usually take the deal and avoid litigation in a criminal case, usually. Always put in a jury demand, always.
It would be a hell of alot harder to railroad me than most others. What's more there is always the last resort, representing myself pro se. I am not licensed by them to defend me, so I can challenge law as well as fact. They don't like it, but they can't really stop it.
But if you do that you better be damn sure that you can sway the jury to acquit, because if not you will get the maximum sentence.
If you use a lawyer, find one who wins your type of case often, not that you want to litigate, but the prosecution will consider this when offering the deal.
It really is a shame the the system works like this, but we simply must adapt.
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