"An estimated 63 percent of young men between the ages of 11 and 20 who are imprisoned for homicide..." http://tmblr.co/ZPNIgw1xK6e5A
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Replying to @fozmeadows
@fozmeadows "an estimated..." As someone who's done original research myself using FBI Unified Crime Report Homicide data, I've come...1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @queerthecloset
@fozmeadows ...across this stat before and I don't think it's plausible on any level.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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Replying to @fozmeadows
@fozmeadows That's not that age in which males kill people within their own family.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @queerthecloset
@fozmeadows They're going to be killing other males that they know outside their family. Gang related killings are more likely.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @queerthecloset
@queerthecloset Also, the stat is based on those *imprisoned* for homicide; not on who's committing it outright, regardless of punishment.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @fozmeadows
@fozmeadows How does that make a difference? But here's the problem, it's an estimate. What's the data the estimate is based on? Surveys?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @queerthecloset
@queerthecloset Bearing in mind, this is from a 1991 paper that's specifically about violence within black families & communities.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @fozmeadows
@fozmeadows Here's an article I commented on. http://amptoons.com/blog/2014/09/08/why-i-doubt-that-63-percent-of-young-men-between-the-ages-of-11-and-20-who-are-imprisoned-for-homicide-have-killed-their-mothers-batterers/ …1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@queerthecloset That's fair enough.
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