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Re: George Zimmerman Arrested Again In Central Florida
The first article seems decent. The second article only considers cocaine, and that is not legit. If we used crack as the standard measurement, the article would reverse its claim. It's probably key, in the first study as well, that we consider drug type.
Study: Whites More Likely to Abuse Drugs Than Blacks | TIME.com
According to the federal Centers for Disease Control, he's (white male youth )4 times more likely than his African- American classmate to be a regular cocaine user.
White Kids Are Much More Likely to Use and Sell Drugs, Yet Black Kids Are More Likely to Go to Prison
Seems to be quite a bit of information available to support this claim. In addition, and I'll provide sources if you would like, they are disproportionately arrested for it are more likely to be convicted and get harsher sentencing when they are.
The first article seems decent. The second article only considers cocaine, and that is not legit. If we used crack as the standard measurement, the article would reverse its claim. It's probably key, in the first study as well, that we consider drug type.