You could also say that Blacks use drugs at a rate of nine times higher than whites.

You could also say that the moon is made of green cheese. You could also say white people are the most evolved race. You could also say that Doug is a trenchant observer of his times.

You can spin numbers any which way you want.

You could also say that Blacks use drugs at a rate of nine times higher than whites.

Drugs are becoming like immigration. Just because we have a problem we are unwilling or unable to solve, let’s legalize them.

There are a lot of factors that go into that figure. Sure, it would be easy to point and say it’s racism, but economic and educational factors are also at play.

A black student, according to US Department of Justice statistics, are nearly twice as likely to drop out as a white student, at nearly 12 percent, and white students at about 6.8. According to census statistics, a drop out earns less than $28,000 a year – less than half what a person with a masters would make.

This means that, if you do the math, the probability of a black person accused of a crime having the money to pay for a decent defense – let alone an OJ defense – drops exponentially.

There’s also the sad economic fact that drug use is at a higher frequency among the very poor – again, higher drop out rate + less money = probably poor.