First, prisons are for profit organizations in the U.S., as are many laws that impose fines (and those who cannot afford to pay fines go to... jail).
Second (well, first, actually), people of color have been systematically segregated, denied employment, education, and voting rights, and otherwise repressed for many decades. Is it any wonder, their plight? Really?
There is not a level playing field. There is not equality. History tells us this. This history cannot be denied no matter how many people (who tend to be... guess what... white and of priviledge) try to tell us that "racism does not exist".
First, prisons are for profit organizations in the U.S., as are many laws that impose fines (and those who cannot afford to pay fines go to... jail).
Second (well, first, actually), people of color have been systematically segregated, denied employment, education, and voting rights, and otherwise repressed for many decades. Is it any wonder, their plight? Really?
There is not a level playing field. There is not equality. History tells us this. This history cannot be denied no matter how many people (who tend to be... guess what... white and of priviledge) try to tell us that "racism does not exist".