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#PrideMonth #AbolishTheRegistry Fact 3:

Last time we looked how kids/juveniles made up 25.8% of the SOR(Sex Offender Registry), but who else is there in disproportionate numbers?

Oh right, black men.

Coincidence? Nope, not in this corrupt system.
Let's dive deeper... >>>
#PrideMonth #AbolishTheRegistry Fact 3 p2:

A 2016 study by the University of Albany's Law Division showed 1% of all black men in the US are registered as sex offenders.

"But it's only 1%"

Well, per the 2016 Census, ~22.4million black men live in the US.

Let's add it up... >>>
#PrideMonth #AbolishTheRegistry Fact 3 p3:

What's 1% of the black male pop. (22.4m)?

1/100 = x/22,434,909 where 1% = x

That one percent is 224,349 people!

This means black men make up ~30% of the SOR (750,000 total registered people in 2016)!

>>>Stay with me, there's more>>>
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