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Originally Posted by Mick
Yes I did and you haven't even bothered to justify why I haven't, but hey ho, not that you can because what I said was correct. More Whites were executed in 2017 and 2016.... 2015... 2013.... 2012...2011...than blacks and Hispanics, only 2014 was the exception.
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I didn't bother because it's so obvious, first of all you only chose to highlight 2 years which could have been aberrations, then you didn't bother to use it as percentages of population convicted of murder, nor did you bother to look at the severity of crime to see if the death penalty is given for crimes of a similar nature between the races.
Mr K's real salient point isn't in question though, if you're poor and commit the same crime as someone with money you have a far greater chance of getting the death penalty than the other guy. I've posted on here before about trials where the defence attorney fell asleep during evidence or was drunk during trials seeking a death sentence