Why we should enforce the death penalty

[Lady Sidhe]

Originally posted by DanaC
If that figure is suggesting that 42.77 per cent of those on death row are black then there is a serious problem. Unless 42% of the population are black that suggests the death sentence is being disproportionately applied to black americans

Or are those figures indicative of something else? more info please

http://www.streetgangs.com/

How about that?

Much street violence, including murder is committed by gangs (No, I'm not saying that ALL street violence is committed by gangs, so everyone keep your shorts on). Check out the number of black gangs and then the number of latino, asian, and white gangs.

So basically, what you're saying is, for every one minority we execute, we should execute a white guy? Doesn't guilt matter? It shouldn't matter if it's a black/asian/latino/white guy, and another black/asian/latino/white guy evaded justice. It doesn't change the fact that this guy is still guilty, no matter his color.

A small percentage of the society is generally responsible for the larger percentage of crime, and perhaps race may have an influence on what type of crime one commits. But it doesn't make the person any less guilty. I can't help but feel that if white guys were found guilty and executed in disproportionate numbers, that no one would give a shit. But when it comes to minorities, it's considered racism and persecution.

I'm mostly Native American (a quarter), but I don't bitch about the number of Native Americans on death row. If they committed the crime, they deserve to be there.

This is just one more way to emphasize race. If race is being used as an excuse for everything, racism will always be an issue. Keep throwing it up in people's faces, and they'll use that as an excuse for racism. I've seen it happen.

People need to worry about guilt, not race. If someone murdered someone in my family, I wouldn't care what color they were or how much money they had. Given the chance, I'd execute them myself and save the state an assload of money.

Sidhe