So much for fairness and equality for all. True colors showing. But, heck stats and science don't matter if you are an emotional, hateful, arrogant type; spell RWC
Study: Republican-appointed judges sentence black defendants to *three more months in prison* for the same crimes compared to Democratic-appointed judges. This accounts for 65% of the racial gap in sentencing.http://nber.org/papers/w24615
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One of those things you know intuitively, without needing the data!
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The difference in sentencing by race is the dependent variable (measured outcome). R vs D is the independent variable (what the researcher chooses to vary or compare) Comparing outcomes for B/W defs by group membership of judges (R/D)
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That's why I always down vote every judge at every election.
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is anyone surprised there’s not a greater variance?
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Show this to Amrit pleaseee
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Is this apples to apples comparison, with recidivism as a consideration? Or would comparing first time offenders to first time offenders even things out?
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Incredible. Three months more. Absolute monsters.
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