When people start throwing out %, I always ask should a person or individual be treated any different because their race commits or doesn't commit crimes at a different rate than other races? I think they shouldn't be. So when they say black people are only 13% yet the commit a disproportional amount of crime, it insinuates to me that it is cool if all the black people are treated the same way innocent or guilty as the tiny fraction of the population that commit the crimes. Less than 1% of the black population commits these heinous crimes that are being referenced. Lost in those numbers and %, something hard to quantify in an aggregate way, is what amount of those people weren't doing something that should have gotten them killed or were those people dealt with differently because of their race. That is where the large % oversimplification fails, it cannot describe anecdotally what is strictly anecdotal. Also what is going unmentioned is the history and past transgressions that are seeped into the consciousness of segments of society. That can't be ignored and is definitely a factor in the opinions of individuals.
I disagree with the above conclusion on the individual level, if I have no criminal record but I look like someone who might, should I not fear being grouped with other people that do? Or worry about being profiled?

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