raise your hand if youre one of the Trumpettes who says there is no systemic racism?
(crickets)
https://www.theroot.com/a-judge-asked-harvard-to-find-out-why-so-many-black-peo-1845017462
A Judge Asked Harvard to Find Out Why So Many Black People Were In Prison. They Could Only Find 1 Answer: Systemic Racism
According to 2016 data from the Massachusetts Sentencing Commission, 655 of every 100,000 Black people in Massachusetts are in prison. Meanwhile, the state locks up 82 of its white citizens for every 100,000 who reside in the state. While an eight-to-one racial disparity might seem like a lot for one criminal justice system, nationwide, African Americans are imprisoned at almost six times the rate of white people.
So, in 2016, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Ralph Gants asked Harvard researchers to “take a hard look at how we can better fulfill our promise to provide equal justice for every litigant.
"Harvard Law School’s Criminal Justice Policy Program found that Black incarcerees received more severe charges, harsher sentences and less favorable outcomes than their white counterparts. They looked at more than a million cases, from the initial charges through the conviction and sentencing, and discovered disparities that could not be explained by logic or reason."
HERE'S THE KEY PART (INCLUDING TH RACIST EXCUSE ALWAYS OFFERED):
"“White people make up roughly 74% of the Massachusetts population while accounting for 58.7% of cases in our data,” the study explained. “Meanwhile, Black people make up just 6.5% of the Massachusetts population and account for 17.1% of cases.”
Of course, that could only mean that Black people commit much more crime, right?
Nope.
OK, then maybe Black people commit worse crimes.
That wasn’t it.
What they found is the criminal justice system is unequal on every level
1. Cops in the state are more likely to stop Black drivers.
2. Police are more likely to search or investigate Black residents.
3. Law enforcement agents charge Black suspects with infractions that carry worse penalties.
4. Prosecutors are less likely to offer Black suspects plea bargains or pre-trial intervention.
5. Judges sentence Black defendants to longer terms in prison.
AND . . .
The average white felon in the Massachusetts Department of Corrections has committed a more severe crime than the average Black inmate.
