Aurora theater shooter James Holmes is sentenced to life in prison in Colorado, a death penalty state.
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Not only has James Holmes enjoyed a fair arrest, treatment, and trial. He was also spared the death penalty. Because white.
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There are only three people on death row in Colorado. All three are black—in a state where only 4% of the population is black.
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I don't know why we don't think about the intersection of race and the death penalty more often. But
#BlackLivesMatter
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When it comes to the death penalty, black men are grossly overrepresented in sentencing and in executions. But that's not all.
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The race of the victim is just as important: if the victim is white, the defendant is much more likely to be sentenced to death.
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James Holmes was given the benefit of the doubt by the state and all those who animate it. Not everyone gets that chance.
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The state (cops, attorneys, judge, jury) was able to see James Holmes as a human being. Wish they're able to see black people that way too.
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In 2014, 35 people were executed. Although they make up 13% of population, 51% of those executed were black. 69% of the victims were white.
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