Aurora theater shooter James Holmes is sentenced to life in prison in Colorado, a death penalty state.
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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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@aurabogado This was not because he was white, that's ignorantThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aurabogado Think you nailed it.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aurabogado playing the race card lol. I bet he didn't get his ass kicked because he cooperated and didn't resist arrest. Common senseThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aurabogado@expedience2 What's chilling is compare mass killers-ask y wasn't undue influence mental incapacity attributed 4 DC sniper teen -
@Americassoul Yeah, we know the answer in D.C. Different color different sentence.
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@aurabogado Oh my...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aurabogado so are all the black people who receive trial and life in prison given so because they're black? That's an absurd statement.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aurabogado@PistolsAnPumps would rather he rotted in prison. Death is too easy for that SOB -
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@aurabogado 3 squares a day plus yard time is fair for killing 12 & injuring 70? & that's not the point we're getting at -
@PistolsAnPumps@aurabogado yeah I understand, I didn't say fair. I'm just looking at as I would rather die than live that life for 50 yrs -
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@aurabogado everyone says that til they get up on that table. In prison your family can still visit you
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