Quote Originally Posted by TuffStuffMcGruff
Something needs to be done, but ignoring the problem because we are wearing race filtering goggles has proven to be a pretty crappy answer. Every time Europeans bring up our violent crime rates they never take into consideration the difference in non-european sub-populations.
Europe is just as much an immigration area as the US ever was. And coincidentally, most crime also here appears to be limited to (different!) sub-populations. Doesn't that possibly imply that the problem lies with the formation of such sub-populations, rather than the race of those considered? Might be interesting to read about the treatment and perception of the Irish in nineteenth century Britain.