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12. Mississippi has the death penalty. Had the murderers been black and the victim, white, they would

Thu Apr 9, 2015, 09:24 PM

Apr 2015

have been put to death.

No one can deny that racism exists.

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2 women sentenced in slaying of Mississippi black man [View all] Judi Lynn Apr 2015 OP

Why not longer in prison? madamvlb Apr 2015 #1

No justice here, not even 15 years between them both. SummerSnow Apr 2015 #2

Deryl Dedmon, two others sentenced from 7-50 years in hate crime freshwest Apr 2015 #6

So, let me get this right heaven05 Apr 2015 #4

They should have gotten life. 840high Apr 2015 #5

8 and 5 years? progressoid Apr 2015 #7

These two deserved more time than this. Much more time. herding cats Apr 2015 #9

Depraved, hateful garbage like these two and their sick friends tabasco Apr 2015 #11

they'll be great fox news casters olddots Apr 2015 #13

grave miscarriage of justice indicative of institutional racism cali Apr 2015 #15