Resolved: Institutional Racism is Significantly Present in America

Definition of institutional racism: Pro states: "If you click the link I"ve provided ["] This definition is equally valid, however ["] he must first prove my definition is invalid." Your author"s definition does not in any way match with the only source they cite for backing evidence. What is Institutional Racism Pro states: "Since Con has failed to back his allegations of bias with any expert opinion, I"ve provided a guide ["]" Pro"s definition of bias states: "This guide sums up bias as ["] a source cannot be dismissed as biased unless the author's argument is proven illogical." So when the author of an article you are citing states in the article "When institutions take the position that they are non-racist, it is possible that the institutions operate in arenas where they have very little contact with Blacks. However, it is more likely that they are in denial about the existence of either prejudices or discrimination." there is a clear bias present as it is illogical. Pro States: "When Randall says non-racist institutions are "very rare," she means most institutions have a net negative effect on the black community, NOT that the people controlling these institutions are always prejudiced. " So now you"re speaking for the author and telling us what you think she meant? Your opinion isn"t fact. Pro States: "According to Randall's chart, even an institution controlled entirely by blacks could be racist ["]" Now you"re just lying; nowhere on the chart or article does it state this. Pro States: "Con has not shown this author to be "racist." Believing that most social institutions impact the black community negatively is in no way a "racist" point of view." So stating that "non-racist institutions either don"t interact with blacks or are in denial of their own racism" does not in itself display even the slightest of racism? EDUCATION ACLU Lawsuit 1.Good catch, I didn"t notice my miss there. Apparently this Luther Burbank guy was very influential in CA; there are dozens of Luther Burbank middle schools, school districts, etc. all over the state of CA. 2.As I began reading, I realized: a.If the government was involved in institutional racism in this case, why did it rule against itself forcing itself to help the same students it was so determined to hold down? Seems kind of illogical doesn"t it? 3.What I see happened here is the state failed its educational system as a whole, just as most of the nation is, it is not an institutional race thing, it is a continuing institutional neglect of education across the nation. a.http://tinyurl.com... SPECIAL ED OVERIDENTIFICATION 1)Pro forgets that even his article takes a few studies that say under, and a few studies that say over, then puts their own spin on those studies to come up with their conclusion eventually stating that both sides were sort of wrong, but don"t worry, they found the magic formula to fix every other study 2)Truth is there will always be conflict here as science and medicine change in the 5 categories representing special education: learning disabilities, speech or language impairments, intellectual disabilities, other health impairments, or emotional disturbances. 3)Institutional racism would mean that the said institution implements processes and procedures which hold down a specific race. However, government and department of education reaction to the ongoing studies of special education attendance shows this is just not happening; instead, the complete opposite is happening. For example: a.In response to reports of minority over-identification in early 2000"s, congress reauthorized the "Individuals with Disabilities Education Act" (IDEA) in 2004. This act enforced monitoring and reporting tools as well as funding to early intervening services to assist in getting the questionable (borderline) disabled minority students as well as highly functional disabled students to the point that they can attend standard classes with comfort. http://tinyurl.com... b.How is this racist? How is it a bad thing for an institution to listen to your complaints then start a policy that attempts to resolve the issue you are complaining about? PUNISHMENT IN SCHOOLS 1)The article Pro points to just simply states that minorities are in trouble more than white students. It does not make any claim of race driven punishment or disparity. It simply says, and I quote "African American students ["] were suspended or expelled in disproportionate numbers." The article gives no data showing that a white student and a black student having the same disciplinary record are treated differently 2)Having no data or proof, Pro as attempted to place burden of proof on me " Unless you think minorities all over the country are more likely to break school rules than whites (and can provide evidence for this) ["]" a.This clearly violates the rules set forth by Pro: "I'll have the burden of proof to provide evidence to support the resolution" 3)As for the Huffington Post article, it links to data from the government that states black students get in trouble a lot more than"well every other race a.http://tinyurl.com... 4)The supporting data for the Huffington Post article shows that out of the 7 identified racial groups, white students are punished 3rd most. 5)Let"s take Boston, MA for example; the only district named in Pro"s article. It shows racial discipline ranked as (listed most punished to least punished): Black, Hispanic, White, Asian, 2 or more, American Indian, Pacific Islander. 6)Using the Pro"s own data: Asian, mixed, Native Americans, and Hawaiian"s are the racist groups in America"s educational institution. a.http://tinyurl.com... 7)Pro states: "Remember, institutional racism has to do less with the intent of a behavior and more with the outcome." a.Again, your definition was proven wrong. However, just to show how mindless this definition is: Although your parents wanted to start a family and bring you into the world with the best of intentions, the simple fact they had sex and produced you means that your familial institution is, by your own definition, racist; you are racist. BUSINESS Minorities Face Severe Hiring Discrimination Pro states: "First, Con self-defines the term "opinion piece," citing no source for his definition." 1)I really have to define the word opinion? Or is it that I used the word "piece" in place of article? Or should I define article too? Pro states: "the article in question is based on empirical research and concrete data" 1)This author and researcher admitted their "research" is illegal when stating they "["] purged the resumes of real names and contact information" replacing these with false information. Remember, at the end of that application you fill out, you sign it stating that under penalty of perjury all the information provided is true and accurate and can disqualify you from contention. 2)This means that any company doing a background check, a google search, credit check, etc. would find that the applicant does not exist. In fact, if any of the information provided matches a real person"s identity, they can be prosecuted for identity theft or defamation. 3)Did either researcher ever call the jobs they applied for and ask why they were never called for an interview? No, so where is their "concrete" indisputable evidence if they never verified reason for not being called? All I see are 2 m0rons committing multiple felonies then admitting to them. Pro states: "Auditors visited the employers, filled out applications, and went as far as they could during that first interview. This very strongly implies the auditors interacted with employers in person." 1)"Strongly Implies"? So again, your article never states face-to-face interaction with hiring staff ever took place. When you walk into a business and ask for an application, you are talking to the customer-facing "worker bees", not HR or the hiring manager. 2)This source also failed to contact the company and verify why they were not asked in for an interview. So again, the conclusion is an assumption, an opinion, as opposed to a fact. JUSTICE SYSTEM Pro states: "There's a consensus in the academic community that surveys ARE reliable if they adhere to certain standards." 1)One of those standards is fulfillment of "Sine Qua Non" or essential conditions. For example, good instruments which are created by assuring reliability and validity. a.http://tinyurl.com... 2)Asking criminals who knowingly lie to answer questions regarding the crime they say they never committed directly violates the requirements of reliability and validity for the creation of good instruments. No good instrument, no good survey. 3)Why would a criminal lie? I don"t know, why don"t you ask a criminal and hope he doesn"t lie to you. Pro states: "it's ridiculous to assume that 93% of Brownsville residents are committing crime ["]" 1)Brownsville, NY is a neighborhood in East Brooklyn; it"s a housing project measuring 1.163 sq. mile. a.http://tinyurl.com... 2)In this 1 sq mile between Jan 1 and May 18, 2014; 410 people were shot. So in 133 days, 410 people were shot...in 1 sq. mile, and you think stop-and-frisk is a bad thing there? a.http://tinyurl.com... Pro states: "["]the article discusses the phenomenon which emerged during the early War on Drugs where police were directly instructed to profile minorities 1)Nowhere in the article is this said which is probably why you didn"t provide a quote for the first time. 2)The only racial profiling noted with evidence in this article was during segregation and racism in the south. DUH, that was a racist time over 55 years ago. Pro states: "["] and a process of pulling up the studies that should take no more than ten seconds. My assertion remains unrefuted. 1)1st source came up with 12,700 hits, 2nd source gave 47,700 hits. Burden of proof is yours.