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Originally Posted by Xaccers
It's that dilema isn't it I suppose? Blacks get targetted by the police because statistically they're the most likely to be criminals, which kinda makes more sense than targetting people who generally aren't known for being criminals,
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It only makes sense to those who are more concerned about figures and targets than *PEOPLE*.
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but this (and not quite sure how) causes them to not want to learn, and drives them to crime.
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Sheer human bloody mindedness may make some people think "well, if your society is going to treat me like a criminal I'll bloody well be one!"
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But they aren't criminals, and if they stick with it at McD's they can become an assistant manager in a few months, earning £18K, and not long later move up to manager on even more.
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And what's Mickey D's rate of staff turnover...??
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And I'm sure there's plenty of people doing jobs on minimum wage who would take great offence at you suggesting what they do is worthless :p
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And I know several who *are* doing jobs on minimum wage who know damn well that what they are doing is worthless...!
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Are the disadvantages of inner city schools due to racism?
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In some areas, I think, most likely, yes.
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Is this in america or the UK?
Are the LEA (UK) withholding funds for improvments within schools (including teaching improvements) because they have high non-white levels?
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I don't know about the USA, but I wouldn't be surprised if there's some element of that. There certainly seems to be such in the UK eg
http://www.socialistworker.co.uk/1758/sw175814.htm
http://www.c.s.e.freeuk.com/EthnicMinoritiesLtr.htm