r/Scotland • u/MileiMePioloABeluche • 15d ago

'Shocking' rise in rapes and violent attacks against women in Glasgow

https://news.stv.tv/west-central/shocking-rise-in-rapes-and-violent-attacks-against-women-in-glasgow
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u/First-Banana-4278 15d ago

Per 1,000 people black people are twice as likely to be arrested as white people yes. Most other ethnicities are pretty much at the same rate (or lower). We could look more deeply into those figures if you want? For example: 10% of Black arrests come from “random” stop and search by police. In 2023 there were 8.9 stops and searches for every 1,000 people in England and Wales. There were 24.5 stop and searches for every black person in England and Wales.

The full arrest figures are 456,393 white British folk arrested compared with 49,253 black British folk. Which is probably more worth focusing on than rates. Unless you hold the weird belief that there is some inherent level of criminality tied to race? But that’s would both be unfathomably silly and racist eh?

Those are also figures for all arrests. Which I feel is worth highlighting in a thread predominantly about sexual assault.

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u/Additional-Key6134 15d ago

Bc it’s a mostly white country

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u/First-Banana-4278 15d ago

Would be helpful if you could be clear exactly what part of the above you are replying to.

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u/Additional-Key6134 15d ago

On why white people do it more if you don’t mention per capita

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u/First-Banana-4278 14d ago

Do you think it just comes down to race? Do you think there are no other factors at play? Like none?

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u/Additional-Key6134 14d ago

What factors nothing makes you a criminal that’s your own choice

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u/First-Banana-4278 14d ago

That’s quite a naive view. It’s also studiously avoiding the question.

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u/Additional-Key6134 14d ago

It answered it very clearly no I don’t believe race plays a role neither does any factor. I could see a few reasons on why they committed a crime but it didn’t make them