Some people believe hillary did not call black children super predators... here's why they're wrong:

[Bubzer]

As with most things, context matters, and should be considered.

First, we need to understand the definition of the term "super predator". For that, we need to look to the person who coined the term... in this case: John J. DiIulio, Jr.

Here's part of an article from John, including a pretty offensive title and:

My Black Crime Problem, and Ours

Why are so many blacks in prison? Is the criminal justice system racist? The answer is disquieting.
Spring 1996

...

The second reason to keep the champagne corked is that not only is the number of young black criminals likely to surge, but also the black crime rate, both black-on-black and black-on-white, is increasing, so that as many as half of these juvenile super-predators could be young black males.

http://www.city-journal.org/html/6_2_my_black.html

While his explanation does include white males as a fraction of the equation, the disproportionate inference is that super predators are dominantly young black males. Or more specifically juvenile black males.

This has the natural effect of causing a fear reaction... making the term a powerful pejorative toward young black males.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/07/us/politics/killing-on-bus-recalls-superpredator-threat-of-90s.html?_r=0

Going back to Hillary's statement... perhaps she didn't understand the racial implications of using such a word. I, for one, don't really believe that. She's quite intelligent... more than intelligent enough to understand the implications. Add to that, she was working toward building up the prison industry (notably, one of her campaign contributors).

I do think, were she to unequivocally apologize for it's use, it might go a long way to deflating the negative impact of its use. However, I don't foresee a forthcoming apology from her, that isn't half-hearted, quickly dispensed or couched in some other off-handed, dismissive, non-apologetic way.

[TeddyR]

1. Who do you think

Are children?

[Bubzer]

2. Perhaps you think the term juvenile omits children? It doesn't. Let's look at the legal definition:

In the law a juvenile is defined as a person who is not old enough to be held responsible for criminal acts. In most states and on the federal level, this age threshold is set at 18 years. In Wyoming a juvenile is a person under the age of 19.

https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=juvenile+legal+definition

Is this sufficient?