Systemic Racism is non-existent.

**TO PREFACE THIS ROUND OF DEBATE, ID LIKE TO ADD MY SOURCE FOR MY DATA IN ROUND 2, AS I FORGOT TO WHEN IT MATTERED. MY APOLOGIES. Https://ucr. Fbi. Gov/crime-in-the-u. S/2016/crime-in-the-u. S. -2016/topic-pages/tables/table-21** "My opponent is completely correct, There aren't any actual racist laws. There is no law that states that African Americans should be sent to prison more often than white Americans even if they commit the same crime. But a justice system doesn't only depend on the laws themselves. A justice system depends on the execution of its laws by judges, Prosecutors, Lawyers etc" If you look at the definition of systematic, It says: done or acting according to a fixed plan or system; methodical The action of the people that cause that discrepancy is not according to any U. S. Law system that exists, So it could not be defined as systematic. Also, Could I get some more specific numbers as well as a link on those incarceration numbers because I have no reason to believe you other than because it's you. Not saying that what you're saying isn't true, But just because I need your sources. "Laws show what the society believes should be the perfect world. The law against murder shows that the American society believes that in the perfect world, There shouldn't be any murder, But this simply doesn't hold up in real life. There is still murder. Just because there are no racist laws, Doesn't mean that there isn't any major racism in the justice system, And as you and I agree, There shouldn't be racism in such an important institution like the justice system. " All illegal things happen regardless of anything in any system. A lot of these standards are impossible to hold up consistently, But that doesn't mean that we shouldn't try. The system isn't flawless, But the laws don't call for racism, Therefore there is no way to define it as systematic. Just people in the system who COULD be racist. Again, Those numbers don't necessarily tell us who is racist, Or how many people are racist. The BoP is on you to tell me who is racist so I can help you. I want to be on your side, But I don't have anything to fight. "The justice system is made of two parts, The laws and the people who work for the justice system. If any of these two parts are racist, The outcome of the system is racist. " Two things, That wouldn't make it systematically racist, And what percentage of the people who work for the justice system have to be racist in order for it to be considered racist? You can't really draw a line. "I would argue that saying that some people who work for the justice system are racist isn't a vague approach. There has been numerous specific cases of this. In fact, So numerous, That statistics like "African Americans and whites use drugs at similar rates, But the imprisonment rate of African Americans for drug charges is almost 6 times that of whites. "(from the naacp) aren't true only for a few cases, But for the vast majority of them. " "And my opponent is right, "You need to give me a specific group/institution that is racist, And provide evidence for it, And I'll go fight it with you. The problem lies when we can't identify the system/law/person that is racist, And so we're just complaining to complain. " But there isn't a single group of people e. G. Prosecutors or judges that are racist. There is a blend of them throughout the system and perhaps the best way to deal with would be to put all members of the justice system through special classes to try to get rid of this racism. " I don't think that's very fair to those in the justice system who aren't racist to put them through classes for no reason. That's why I'm saying, You can't diagnose that problem. With disparities between blacks and whites in prison dropping, The best thing we could do is let them drop as they're intended to. You know the best way not to end up in prison? Don't commit a crime. That'd be the main reason there are more blacks in jail than whites, It is because it's mathematically true that blacks commit more crime. Now, Finding a specific person and just talking about a single case of racism in the justice system isn't helpful, Since one example isn't representative of the whole system. Looking at the bigger picture is the way to go, Not specific examples. I disagree, There is no big picture to fight. The best way to combat what you're suspecting is to wait for people in the justice system to do something racist, And then punish them for it. That'll happen 1 by 1 if it does, Not a big purge of justice system workers. "It is true that "There is no fixed plan or system in U. S. Law that calls for discrimination towards blacks or any group of minorities", But there is discrimination towards African Americans, Not by the law, But by some of the workers of the justice system. " Tell me who it is, So I can fight with you. I can't fight something I can't see. And so by saying that you're admitting that there is no systematic racism, Because there are no laws to say that it should happen, Correct? "It is true that African Americans are more likely to commit certain crimes, But the incarceration rates of white American are much lower than African Americans. According to the NAACP, While a biased source, Still quite reliable, "If African Americans and Hispanics were incarcerated at the same rates as whites, Prison and jail populations would decline by almost 40%. " According to the NAACP and rated True by Politifact, "In the U. S. , African-Americans continue to be arrested at nearly three and one-half times the rate of whites on marijuana charges. " Both of these statistics clearly show that African Americans are incarcerated much more often for the same crimes that white Americans don't get incarcerated for. " You were just talking about seeing the big picture instead of small examples, When marijuana crime is just about the only example you've mentioned, And even then your numbers haven't been consistent, Going from 6 times to 3. 5 times. Maybe I'm misunderstanding, I don't know. Black people commit more crime. That's the biggest reason why more are in jail then white people. That isn't racist, That's statistical fact. "In conclusion to my previous point, While it is true that African Americans commit more crimes than white Americans, The incarceration rates for those crimes for African Americans are much higher than for white Americans for those same crimes. " You want to know why more black people get incarcerated for the same crimes? Because black people commit more of that same crime. Generally, If a group of people commits a crime more than another group of people, The first group of people will have more people in jail than the 2nd group. "On affirmative action, My opponent missed my point. My point isn't that the KKK is a hateful group and that is bad. My point was that after discrimination, The group of people being discriminated against, Will never fully recover, Because of hateful organizations like the KKK that were formed during the discrimination. " There are cult groups to go against any group of people. This isn't an excuse to give them advantages. I appreciate con's civility :D