Criminals Come in All Races
@DeborahDiane (40042)
Laguna Woods, California
June 25, 2018 8:24pm CST
Recently, our president has a new slogan. He is telling his followers that if our country blocks immigrants from entering our country it will stop crime. In fact, he is saying that zero immigration will result in zero crime.
I find this a ridiculous assertion, because every time my husband and I have been a victim of crime, the person who committed the crime was a white American citizen.
When I was in the hospital delivering one of our babies, our home was burglarized. Among the items which were stolen was my husband's motorcycle and they caught the guy who stole it while out for a joy ride. He lived in our suburban neighborhood and he was a white American citizen.
A dozen or so years later, my husband was pick-pocketed. The police later found his wallet in a drug house occupied by white American citizens.
About five years after that, our boat trailer was stolen. We found it being used by a white American citizen.
All these incidents happened during the 24 years we lived in Texas.
Since we moved to California 18 years ago, we have never been the victim of any crime, not even petty theft. However, we did catch some boys in the act of trying to steal a battery charger that my husband used for his golf cart.
You guessed it. The boys were white American citizens who lived in an affluent subdivision next to our retirement community.
As a result of our personal experience, I am totally mystified how zero immigrants would result in zero crime ... unless his next move will be to deport all white Americans back to the European countries where their ancestors lived!
These needless attacks on immigrants are absurd!
(I love this photo of a "criminal" which came up when I did a Google search for images of criminals! LOL) 
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16 responses
@DeborahDiane (40042)
• Laguna Woods, California
26 Jun 18
@JudyEv - I agree. It amazes me, actually, how many of the people in Trump's administration have gotten in trouble for criminal activities such as money laundering and similar "white collar" crimes. It truly is despicable.
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@JamesHxstatic (29233)
• Eugene, Oregon
26 Jun 18
Like so many Trumpisms, it makes no sense and is a blatant lie.
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@JamesHxstatic (29233)
• Eugene, Oregon
24 Sep 18
@TheHorse A stupid man with no ethics or moral center makes it hard to tell.
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@DeborahDiane (40042)
• Laguna Woods, California
26 Jun 18
@JamesHxstatic - Trumpisms. I like that description of what he says. I agree that it makes no sense and is a blatant lie. I continue to be amazed by the number of people who believe everything he says, even when he changes his mind within a day. They just change theirs, too!
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@popciclecold (35022)
• United States
27 Jun 18
@DeborahDiane He thinks everything he says it right. no matter who gets hurt.
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@DeborahDiane (40042)
• Laguna Woods, California
26 Jun 18
@popciclecold - Thanks! I wish the president could see how foolish his statement is.
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@popciclecold (35022)
• United States
1 Jul 18
@DeborahDiane I hate to hear that. So much going on
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@LadyDuck (457361)
• Switzerland
27 Jun 18
@DeborahDiane This is what most countries do, blame the immigrants and it's not something of the recent times, remember Sacco and Vanzetti.
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@DeborahDiane (40042)
• Laguna Woods, California
27 Jun 18
@LadyDuck - You are right. I guess people always prefer to blame immigrants, because they do not want to accept that people like them could be the greatest danger!
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@DeborahDiane (40042)
• Laguna Woods, California
26 Jun 18
@LadyDuck - Your list is a good reminder that most of the really heinous crimes in our country were committed by white American citizens. Maybe we want to focus on foreigners because we don't want to look too closely at ourselves.
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@thedevilinme (3893)
• Northampton, England
2 Jul 18
50% of lifers in America are black. If olny they did
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@DeborahDiane (40042)
• Laguna Woods, California
3 Jul 18
@thedevelinme - There has been a lot of evidence that this may be partially due to the fact that black people are treated more harshly by the judicial system than white people.
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@thedevilinme (3893)
• Northampton, England
3 Jul 18
@DeborahDiane one -in-three young black American men have been incarcerated
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@thedevilinme (3893)
• Northampton, England
3 Jul 18
@DeborahDiane black me dominate murders in London and Paris,
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
26 Jun 18
Hi Deborah. Some people have this misconception on things and are blind to the truth or maybe cannot accept the fact that there are white Americans also need do crimes. Even that there is racism.
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@DeborahDiane (40042)
• Laguna Woods, California
26 Jun 18
@mlgen1037 - I agree. People do not want to look to closely at the fact that their own race could be the biggest threat ... and I am a white American!
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@DeborahDiane (40042)
• Laguna Woods, California
27 Jun 18
@mlgen1037 - I'm a white American, so I have nothing against them, either. I agree that some people just cannot accept the fact that racism is wrong, and judging people on the basis of race is idiotic!
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
27 Jun 18
@DeborahDiane Sadly. I have nothing against white Americans but crimes are committed by all race. No one is perfect. I think some people just cannot accept that fact too.
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@vandana7 (98718)
• India
24 Sep 18
I think there is logic to what your president is saying. For every x number of individuals you need 1 policeman. But when x becomes 2x without official record, your security comes down naturally. Illegal immigration is difficult for any country to manage. It is like I will drop in at your place for one week but stay on forever. Your budget and future planning will go haywire.
@changjiangzhibin89 (16517)
• China
26 Jun 18
The assertion doesn't hold water! It is said that his clan immigrated many years ago.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16517)
• China
27 Jun 18
@DeborahDiane It is exactly what we call double standard.
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@DeborahDiane (40042)
• Laguna Woods, California
26 Jun 18
@changjiangzhibin89 - Yes, his ancestors immigrated here and his wife is also an immigrant. In fact, some people question the legality of the visa she used to come to America. He wants to tell everyone else what to do; he does not want to follow the rules himself.
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@caopaopao (12395)
• China
26 Jun 18
Crime has nothing to do with race. The president's idea is so strange.
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@DeborahDiane (40042)
• Laguna Woods, California
26 Jun 18
@caopaopao - I agree completely!
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@wolfgirl569 (94744)
• Marion, Ohio
26 Jun 18
It is in all types of people. Hate is the only thing he has to keep people following him it seems
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@DeborahDiane (40042)
• Laguna Woods, California
26 Jun 18
@wolfgirl569 - Ahhh! I agree. Hate is the only thing that keeps people following him. Sad that there are so many haters in our country.
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@Deepizzaguy (94288)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
2 Jul 18
President Trump just like to stir the pot to get us talking about him.
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@DeborahDiane (40042)
• Laguna Woods, California
2 Jul 18
@Deepizzaguy - Because, of course, he thinks that he is the only important thing we should be talking about. I agree, he just likes to stir the pot.
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@DeborahDiane (40042)
• Laguna Woods, California
9 Jul 18
@Deepizzaguy - Oh, yes, I think that must be a job requirement in order to become a politician. They like to stir the pot!
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@Deepizzaguy (94288)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
9 Jul 18
@DeborahDiane Some politicians are known for stirring the pot beside President Trump. Especially in Louisiana.
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@Shiva49 (26189)
• Singapore
26 Jun 18
We are easily prejudiced and sweep under the carpet some inconvenient truths and hypocrisy.
I have studied in institutions managed by various faiths and lived in few countries with diverse cultural orientations.
I can testify there are the good and the bad everywhere - siva
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@DeborahDiane (40042)
• Laguna Woods, California
26 Jun 18
@Shiva49 - Yes, that is exactly my point. There are good and bad people everywhere. Being a racist does not prevent crime.
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@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
27 Jun 18
Our president. I suppose we must call him that, is a racist and doesn't have a clue as to what is really going on. You must have noticed that our farmers are desperate for help on their farms and steel mills are laying off workers due to his actions. I'm afraid we'll be in deep trouble before he's out of office.
We were only robbed once and it was when we were moving. We knew it was a neighbor. He was a white man and another time Our sons motorcycle was stolen, it was a white boy. Another sons bike was stolen, it was a white boy.
We were all emigrants once unless we are American Indians.
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@DeborahDiane (40042)
• Laguna Woods, California
29 Jun 18
@RubyHawk - What I cannot understand is that some of those farmers will STILL vote for him and his party again. I simply do not understand how people can vote against their best interests.
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@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
30 Jun 18
@DeborahDiane It blows my mind. I don't get it. Its like people who are taken into a cult and brain washed.
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@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
28 Jun 18
@DeborahDiane I read about farmers in the journal. They are having a tough time with few immigrants to gather their crops. Lost crops means no money for mortgages and the loss of their farms. They are in a terrible bind. The president has nothing to say to them.
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@sw8sincere (5204)
• Philippines
26 Jun 18
That photo of a criminal really looks like scary with the way he throw his glare.
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@DeborahDiane (40042)
• Laguna Woods, California
26 Jun 18
@sw8sincere - Ha ha! I liked that photo, too!
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@TheHorse (205214)
• Walnut Creek, California
24 Sep 18
Honestly, I think it's naive to imply that crime, especially muggings, burglaries, etc., are equally distributed among the races. The statistics show that this is not the case. But the statistics also show that most people of all races are law-abiding citizens. Stopping immigration will not substantially change crime rates. Trump is an idiot.
@chicnthin (3031)
• Philippines
26 Jun 18
Everyone can be criminals if they choose to, not just those immigrants.
