"We lived by one of the mentioned entertainment districts and large groups of kids was a problem during the summer.
#3 | POSTED BY HEEHAW"

What was the trait 95%+ of those kids had in common?

"Let me guess: your answer was racist.
#6 | POSTED BY DANFORTH"

I was going to go with single mother households but it is funny that your mind went right to black people - that is that famous liberal sub conscience coming to the surface.

"#10 | POSTED BY DANFORTH"

Single motherhood is the unifying factor. It is just more prevalent in the black community but it is a plague on whites as well. However, we can all see how your brain works. You see a majority of the people being black but you know you can't mention that as being your own thought without lowering your social credit score - so, it becomes 'Claudio will blame it on race' - but, it does not change the fact that your brain's first response is 'looks like a lot of black people here'. It is okay, that is standard liberal thinking.

"Prove that's the problem in Kansas City. In the areas I used to live in or near."

It is self-evident. No need to prove something to a racist like you.

"so, it becomes 'Claudio will blame it on race'"
Throw a rock at a pack of mongrels, the one who yelps is the one who got hit.
#12 | POSTED BY DANFORTH"

You threw no rocks - you just let your racist side show - don't worry, it is a trait all liberals share.

"Clod's 95% claim is 100% bulschittt.
#17 | POSTED BY DANFORTH"

Black families in Kansas City are 75% single parent. My assumption is that the people causing trouble are over represented in this group - hence, 95%.

"Win for Danforth.
#19 | POSTED BY REDIAL"

You clearly do not understand the concept of over representation in a group. As such, you may be shocked to learn that the NBA is 73% black despite only being 15% of the population. You may also be shocked to learn the over representation of single parent (single moms mainly) in high school drop outs, the drug and alcoholic population, the prison population, and people that commit violent crimes like rape.

"There's nothing racist about that statement.
#23 | POSTED BY ONEIRONAUT"

Nope - there was not. The only person that brought race into this thread was Danforth when he let his sub conscience feelings be known.

What you have with the single-mother is the why the Democrat party has gone off the deep end. They have this gut need to defend anything - no matter how ridiculous - so long as a conservative is on the other side of the argument. In this case, their defense is laughable. EVERY study shows that raising kids in a single mother household leads to (on average) way more crime, more more mental illness and substance abuse, lower academic performance, and lower career and earning prospects. Yet, they don't want to admit that single mothers are bad for society (regardless of how they became single mothers). It is akin to them defending abortion on demand in the third trimester or post birth (like the former governor of Virginia). It is so indefensible that it becomes an absurd position to defend to normal people.

"You're talking about a different area of the city than Westport and The Plaza.
Your 95% claim, particularly regarding those neighborhoods, is 100% bullschittt.
#33 | POSTED BY DANFORTH"

% of single mother households is 10% higher than the Kansas City average in Westport.

"10% higher than 75% is 82.5%. Thanks for admitting you were lying.
#38 | POSTED BY DANFORTH"

Seems you need this the same as the other ------- did - unless you believe all crime is % proportional to the demographic make up in a city - which would be a moronic assumption but par for the course for a ------- democrat.

"You clearly do not understand the concept of over representation in a group. As such, you may be shocked to learn that the NBA is 73% black despite only being 15% of the population. You may also be shocked to learn the over representation of single parent (single moms mainly) in high school drop outs, the drug and alcoholic population, the prison population, and people that commit violent crimes like rape.

#20 | POSTED BY CLAUDIO"

"... and this curfew is bad, why?
#45 | POSTED BY LAMPLIGHTER"

Because Democrats are pro-crime and think it is too much of a burden on single mothers to actually raise their children in a responsible fashion. I don't see any GOP complaining about this.

"I used YOUR ----------- MATH, dumfuq.
You don't get to blame ME after proving yourself wrong.
#47 | POSTED BY DANFORTH"

There IS NO MATH here ------- - unless, as I posted above, you are stupid enough to believe crime is committed 100% proportional to demographics. Given your double down on this point - I am starting to believe that you indeed are that stupid. What we have here is a city and area with extremely high rates of single mother households - and like all areas where that is the case, the residents are increasingly concerned about crime.

"@#46 ... Because Democrats are pro-crime ...
Really?
Please elaborate.
#50 | POSTED BY LAMPLIGHTER"

Exhibit #1: Democrats being against the policy this article covers.

"No Republican Math, you mean. I took your number, increased it by your choice of percentage, and it still didn't get to your claim. According to Actual Math."

It was not my choice of percentage nor are you applying it directly. If there is an over representation within the single mothers (which is 75% for the city and higher for this specific neighborhood), the number could be 100%. Again, there is no math here - it is an assumption based on the available data.

"What we have here is a city and area with extremely high rates of single mother households"
Nonsense. You're clearly leaving out 64112 in your summation."

I linked directly to the neighborhood being discussed.

"And you have ZERO proof the troublemakers in those specific areas were 95% from single-mother households.
#49 | POSTED BY DANFORTH"

It follows logically from the available data.