Stop Blaming Black People for Anti-Asian Hate

 Stop Blaming Black People for Anti-Asian Hate | Opinion

CRAIG HARVEY , WORKING SCIENTIST

ON 3/22/21 AT 2:39 PM EDT

One recent study has provided the justification for the claim that non-whites where the majority of perpetrators of Asian-American hate crimes. The study was published in the American Journal of Criminal Justice in January, and it was based on data from 1992-2014. But the study clearly indicates that the identities of the perpetrators of hate crimes against Asian-Americans are overwhelmingly white: 74.6 percent of these crimes are committed by white assailants. Importantly, according to the methodology in the study, there is a ~20-fold difference in the cases of hate crimes reported against African-Americans (5,463) compared to Asian-Americans (329), which explains the large difference in percentage of non-white assailants by race.

 

だいたいの趣旨は

2021年3月24日水曜日

ヘイトクライム加害者の圧倒的多数は白人。

と同じ。あと大事なのは、

 In fact, it's the one thing these articles have gotten right: Assigning blame incorrectly to a particular group doesn't actually protect anyone, but rather reinforces barriers that lead to greater mistrust and disputes.

加害者の人種を問題にしても、犯罪が減るわけでないどころか、社会に不信や不和を増長させて、分断をつくる結果となるだけだ、と。