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iemanja

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38. Back to the point of your thread

Wed Nov 24, 2021, 03:31 PM

Nov 2021

All white juries are a problem. They disproportionately convict black people for the same crimes that they would free white people for. The courts have ruled that a jury of one's peers cannot be an all-white jury for a defendant that is not white.

We live in a system in which being a black man who kills a white man exponentially increases one's chance of receiving the death penalty. That is because MANY white people unconsciously treat people of color as less, treat their lives as of less value.

Racism is the norm in US society, not the exception.

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So-much was made that there were too many white people on the jury- [View all] demtenjeep Nov 2021 OP

There has been sooo mich history in the other direction, though. electric_blue68 Nov 2021 #1

you are right demtenjeep Nov 2021 #6

Not enough yet 😔 but today justice has triumphed electric_blue68 Nov 2021 #18

Bless your heart. Solomon Nov 2021 #32

You're not wrong. This crime is so heinous. onecaliberal Nov 2021 #2

Same here. BlackSkimmer Nov 2021 #3

This was pretty open and shut. BradAllison Nov 2021 #4

true-but still demtenjeep Nov 2021 #5

There was also a video BradAllison Nov 2021 #9

Without the video, there wouldn't have been a trial spinbaby Nov 2021 #34

A lot of bias is unconscious. I'm glad it didn't influence spooky3 Nov 2021 #11

This too (the extremes only being properly acted on) electric_blue68 Nov 2021 #20

That Roddy guy looked like someone hit him on the head with a 2X4-- viva la Nov 2021 #21

Supposedly no deals were offered BradAllison Nov 2021 #28

I thought the Rittenhouse case was open and shut. Irish_Dem Nov 2021 #44

You use your color every minute of your life iemanja Nov 2021 #7

That doesn't mean your color has to influence your decision in a trial. whathehell Nov 2021 #17

I teach in a school that is VERY diverse demtenjeep Nov 2021 #25

Good.. whathehell Nov 2021 #29

Do you think about the ways in which white privilege influences your life? iemanja Nov 2021 #33

mostly, but that brush is a bit broad. mopinko Nov 2021 #23

Do you think that iemanja Nov 2021 #36

i'm not saying other's dont think i have privilege, mopinko Nov 2021 #48

Not consciously. whathehell Nov 2021 #27

Of course it's not conscious iemanja Nov 2021 #30

Lol..You're sure about that, huh? whathehell Nov 2021 #37

It is automatic iemanja Nov 2021 #39

Yes, so is male privilege.. whathehell Nov 2021 #47

The judge really made the difference in this case. Tommy Carcetti Nov 2021 #8

I am not sure we should break our arms patting ourselves on the back dsc Nov 2021 #10

NO back patting demtenjeep Nov 2021 #12

Wow iemanja Nov 2021 #42

Seriously! greenjar_01 Nov 2021 #13

No kidding. demmiblue Nov 2021 #19

I don't think anyone is doing that... whathehell Nov 2021 #22

Lol padah513 Nov 2021 #45

Correct! whathehell Nov 2021 #46

JFC... Really? CrackityJones75 Nov 2021 #14

I'm glad there was at least one black person on the jury, however. viva la Nov 2021 #15

right? barbtries Nov 2021 #16

Those defense attorneys quite openly used the sort of racist rhetoric viva la Nov 2021 #24

it seems they did not. barbtries Nov 2021 #31

At times, it looked as if they were torpedoing their own case Hav Nov 2021 #40

and said that Arbery wasn't a victim iemanja Nov 2021 #41

jeez. barbtries Nov 2021 #43

The defense asked for the removal of a juror (not sure whether it was always the same) Hav Nov 2021 #35

Very good point (n/t) Patton French Nov 2021 #26

Back to the point of your thread iemanja Nov 2021 #38