via newscientist.com
Note the pic includes the one non-ethnic guy. I'm sure it would have caused a furore if they showed a realistic gang picture (ie predominantly Hispanic or African American) juxtaposed against the title:
"'Gangsta gene' identified in US teens - life - 19 June 2009 - New Scientist"
But, this token white guy helps "biosocial criminologist" Kevin Beaver mollify any criticism that his study was racist. Maybe the first draft didn't make the cut thanks to a provident editor.
Racist it might not be. Ignorant it is. Blaming everything on genes creates a world where we divest any realistic responsibility of understanding how societal challenges can be addressed and ultimately solved ("because it's in their genes isn't it?").
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