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Originally Posted by atsonicpark
I wrote more but it'd probably offend somebody and I don't feel like arguing today.
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I saw what you wrote, buddy.... (but I'm not being judgemental)
My job has me working in Public Housing in a variety of High-rise apartments around town and let's face it - most of the people who have to live in these places aren't part of the jet set. And certain ethnic groups tend to stick around the same area of high-rises.
Over at one place, over 90% percent of the tenants are Vietnamese. If you ever wanted a sure-fire place to score heroin, it would be there. But you're not going to get it from the sweet-old asian couple that live on the fifth floor, or that lovely family with the three little kids (one of which loves to run up to me in the hall-way and punch me in the nuts). No - you're going to get it from that dodgy apartment which always seems to have 'visitors' coming over at all hours of the day, where that young asian guy lives with his drug-fucked girlfriend.
My point is, you have to fight the stereotypes - even when evidence seems to prove your prejudices. I have to admit - most of the places around Melbourne where you might want to score heroin, have a high Asian population. But those areas are poor as well and so, opportunities in education, employment and healthcare are minor. There are so many mitigating factors that to focus on race alone is a cop out.
Of course having said all this - I'm still going to contradict myself and say that if you keep seeing the same type of person doing the same type of thing, it's human nature to conclude that the two go hand in hand. But you have to use your (informed) mind as well as your instinct...
And good night. I'm back at the flats (these ones are full of Russian widows, I believe) in the morning. It's time for bed....