The Elephant in the Room of Which We Dare Not Speak

A largely peaceful country remained peaceful... [More]

I suppose everybody is too worried about how others will demonize them and demand their heads to point out an inconvenient truth, one that can be observed throughout this country as well...

Just don't jump to a collectivist conclusion. As noted before:

And we also can't forget to look at race--not as a cause of violent crime, but as an indicator of populations most directly affected by and responsive to a continuing history of destructive government policies. If we're afraid to even address this, we're never going to be able to make things right. And those hurt the most by this self-imposed blindness will continue to be the least prosperous and protected among us.

[Via Neil W]