"A second study by Professor Jeffrey Pokorak and researchers at St. Mary's University Law School in Texas provides part of the explanation for why the application of the death penalty remains racially skewed. Their study found that the key decision makers in death cases around the country are almost exclusively white men. Of the chief District Attorneys in counties using the death penalty in the United States, nearly 98% are white and only 1% are African-American."
Why does the race of the DA matter? That is implying that all white people are naturally racially biased.
If the reports findings were true and white DAs are racially bias why do these same white DAs convict so many white violent criminals versus their black counterparts? As recent of data as I can collect shows that there are almost 100 more whites than blacks on Death Row.
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Date: 8/3/10 23:00 (UTC)"A second study by Professor Jeffrey Pokorak and researchers at St. Mary's University Law School in Texas provides part of the explanation for why the application of the death penalty remains racially skewed. Their study found that the key decision makers in death cases around the country are almost exclusively white men. Of the chief District Attorneys in counties using the death penalty in the United States, nearly 98% are white and only 1% are African-American."
Why does the race of the DA matter? That is implying that all white people are naturally racially biased.
If the reports findings were true and white DAs are racially bias why do these same white DAs convict so many white violent criminals versus their black counterparts? As recent of data as I can collect shows that there are almost 100 more whites than blacks on Death Row.