tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32060070.post8348266062648122963..comments2024-03-28T10:14:04.854+03:00Comments on Gathara's World: In Defense of the Death PenaltyGatharahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05615274760892257015noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32060070.post-1589070566304226382007-01-18T21:10:00.000+03:002007-01-18T21:10:00.000+03:003n,
Nothing in what you have said above constitute...3n,<br />Nothing in what you have said above constitutes a repudiation of the efficacy of capital punishment. You are confusing the death penalty with its application. What you should be advocating for is a fairer application of the law. It is also no secret that minorities are more likely to be jailed than the haves but I do not see you advocating for the scrapping of the prison system.Gatharahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05615274760892257015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32060070.post-74417100740411988762007-01-18T19:44:00.000+03:002007-01-18T19:44:00.000+03:00Gathara,
In my earlier days of formal education I ...Gathara,<br />In my earlier days of formal education I did an extensive research on this topic...the statements below apply to the US.<br /><br />"Of the 500 prisoners executed between 1977 and 1998, 81.8 percent were convicted of murdering a white person, even though blacks and whites are the victims of homicide in almost equal numbers nationwide.<br /><br />The landmark 1990 study of death sentencing patterns in Georgia by Professor David Baldus found that the odds of a death sentence were four times higher for cases with white victims than for cases with black victims. And, the odds of a death sentence in cases in which blacks killed whites were as much as 11 times higher than capital murder cases involving a black victim by a white person."<br /><br />It is no secret that minorities and to a greater extent the poor are more likely to be convicted to die than the haves in society.<br /><br />This alone is enough to warrant a halt to capital punishment unless society can guarantee a near perfect justice system.3Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15508099997637235715noreply@blogger.com