You have no evidence

Vincent J. Curtis

26 June 23

RE: Racism in our justice system is real. Hamilton Spectator editorial 26 June 23.

The editorial position that the racial disparities in jails and prisons demonstrate that racism exists in the Justice system was refuted nearly fifty years ago by American economist Thomas Sowell.  You can find his detailed examination of the issue in at least three of his books: Discrimination and Disparities; Visions of the Anointed ; and The Quest for Cosmic Justice.

The editorial’s contention is circular: seeing racial disparities in prison means racism exists.  Okay, what’s your proof that racism exists?  Why,…the racial disparities in the prison system!  If the editors looked a little deeper, they’d find that Asians were underrepresented in the prison system.  The racism theory falls apart under that little fact.

The reason Blacks and aboriginals are overrepresented in the prison population is cultural.  And it does the Black and aboriginal communities no good to release prisoners of their race prematurely back into them.  The bad people only commit more crime – primarily in their own communities.

Don’t blame the white man for putting Blacks and aboriginals disproportionately in jail out of racial animosity or another reason based on race.  They’re protecting Black and aboriginal communities by doing so.

The circular logic of saying that disproportionate representation is caused by racism is exposed.  But progressives don’t want to hear that refutations of their beliefs and canards were published decades ago.

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