Assuming that a black person is charged with exactly the same crime, with the same evidence, do you think that the legal system treats them equally? Feel free to comment if your opinion is not represented in the options.
Assuming that a black person is charged with exactly the same crime, with the same evidence, do you think that the legal system treats them equally? Feel free to comment if your opinion is not represented in the options.
Assuming that a black person is charged with exactly the same crime, with the same evidence, do you think that the legal system treats them equally? Feel free to comment if your opinion is not represented in the options.
Are they both economically the same?
My opinion is rather immaterial. There's significant evidence they are treated differently. As are celebrities, politicians, business icons, and the wealthy. (Probably more, but those immediately come to mind.)
Interesting to note:
Interesting to note:
Assuming that a black person is charged with exactly the same crime, with the same evidence, do you think that the legal system treats them equally? Feel free to comment if your opinion is not represented in the options.
Edit: Both defendants are economically identical.
All this proves is that blacks are overall more racist and stick to their own and hate others.
Here's the bottom line of what people often times forget.
Balance is irrelevant. Just because on guy of one racial group goes to prison, doesn't mean that one of another racial group has to go to prison too for the sake of "balance". There is only 1 thing that matters, and that's the evidence. The facts. And while certain things like eye witness testimony should count for less in a court of law because it's unreliable, it's not to say that there's a problem with the system, but there's a problem with the actors in the system. Again, this is a sidenote to exemplify what I am talking about.
But I cannot stress this enough. Balance is irrelevant. I know this is absolutely mindblowing and bordering on heresy for people of a leftist mindset, but this is the correct mindset. You don't look to make "prison quotas" based on gender or race or any other collective determination. "Oh, we sent 1 black guy to prison, better send a white guy too for the sake of balance or else we'll seem racist!". That's how you get people doing abuse in the legal system. Just like affirmative action is abuse in the political and economic system. And I repeat myself, hoping against hope, that this notion hits home: BALANCE is IRRELEVANT.
I tend to think there is much more at play than color. I don't think that blacks get treated worse than whites in general. I think that some blacks get treated badly, and some whites do as well, and the reverse is true too. Some of it depends on who is representing you. Some of it depends on how you act in a court setting (iow, are you being a sulky jerk, or are you well-dressed and respectful to the court?) Different factors come into play, and color isn't very high on the scale.
I don't really get what you're arguing..
The point is, same crime, same state, overall same conditions, Black people get more jail time than White people.
That is not "BALANCE"
Balance. is. irrelevant. You try each individual for the deeds based on the facts. You start demanding that justice takes into account ones' race when serving out sentences, you are polluting the very essence of the justice system, that justice is blind and only weighs in the facts.
"that justice is blind and only weighs in the facts".. That's the point, it isn't.
Absolutely not equal. The most glaring example comes from death penalty cases, where blacks are much more likely to be sentenced to death for the same crime than are whites.
And the above replies just shows how incredibly ignorant so many are of how bad it really is.
That's a good point. Yes, they are both economically the same.
I agree with TheNextEra. I think the justice system is divided by income and influence more than it is race. I think a black and white person of equal wealth would likely get about the same sentence, whereas a rich person will not get the same sentence as a poor person regardless of the race of the two individuals.
So, I don't think that rich people get treated differently, as much as they can afford to pay for competent and highly qualified representation. It's like getting your car fixed at the dealership or by the guy down the street that was on TV a few weeks ago for doing crappy work. Both places have mechanics - the dealership is more expensive, but you get what you pay for.
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