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Yeah you are partially wrong about that....when you say the "blacks moved out" you make ALL blacks seem like the problem. Or more specifically that everywhere there is a concentration of African Americans, removing African Americans improves the quality of that environment. Is there a study that can back that up?

You'll note that the article says middle-class blacks & business owners also moved out when the whites did.

So unless you are prepared to break it down further to "Compton Blacks" (which would be a feckless, slippery slope), I wouldn't try an attribute it entirely to any one thing or cause. Or maybe its because the illegal immigrants (Hispanics) moved in that conditions improved? Are your prepared to have your logic extend the article that summation, on the other side of your coin's theory?

And lastly, you'll have minorities who will blame Compton's conditions on racism (Watts Riots/Rodney King, police brutality, unfair laws, and lack of equitable justice etc.). Which some may feel did play a roll. But that's another slick slope, as you will have those that will trace it all the way back to slavery and I think lots of people (including blacks) feel that excuse is getting old and unacceptable.

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Posted By: mdeuce @ 08/31/2009 6:55:54 PM

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Posted By: Beyonder @ 03/31/2009 2:18:51 PM

semantics
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Posted By: Beyonder @ 03/31/2009 2:17:27 PM

Yeah you are partially wrong about that....when you say the "blacks moved out" you make ALL blacks seem like the problem. Or more specifically that everywhere there is a concentration of African Americans, removing African Americans improves the quality of that environment. Is there a study that can back that up?

You'll note that the article says middle-class blacks & business owners also moved out when the whites did.

So unless you are prepared to break it down further to "Compton Blacks" (which would be a feckless, slippery slope), I wouldn't try an attribute it entirely to any one thing or cause. Or maybe its because the illegal immigrants (Hispanics) moved in that conditions improved? Are your prepared to have your logic extend the article that summation, on the other side of your coin's theory?

And lastly, you'll have minorities who will blame Compton's conditions on racism (Watts Riots/Rodney King, police brutality, unfair laws, and lack of equitable justice etc.). Which some may feel did play a roll. But that's another slick slope, as you will have those that will trace it all the way back to slavery and I think lots of people (including blacks) feel that excuse is getting old and unacceptable.