Aramis Ayala is *first* black Florida state's attorney. Ever. And FL elects 20 different state attorneys every four years.
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Ayala decides not to seek the death penalty, which can *kill innocent people.* Disproportionately black people.https://www.innocenceproject.org/how-north-carolina-nearly-executed-innocent-man/ …
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Jurors are 3x more likely to recommend the death sentence for a black person than a white person in a similar case. http://www.olympiafor.org/Racial%20Bias%20in%20Washington%20State%20--%202-page%20handout.pdf …
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After Ayala decides the state shouldn't kill these people, FL Governor *for the first time ever* takes over the cases. TWENTY NINE cases.
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Let me repeat. FL Governor Rick Scott takes unprecedented action to overrule Ayala so the state can try to take twenty nine people's lives.
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The case goes to court. And the FL Supreme Court decides it's ok for the Governor to exercise this power over Ayala and her constituents.
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WHILE this case is going on, Ayala is racially profiled *by the police department that's supposed to work with her.*https://twitter.com/officialjoelf/status/885299447911133185 …
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The FL Supreme Court decided 5-2 against Ayala. The court's only black justice - Justice Quince - was among the two dissenters.
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The community elected someone who for the first time decided to end a cruel and racist practice and the system overruled her to reimpose it.
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White supremacy is a system that upholds racist policies, practices, and people. Florida is the latest example.
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