Does Colorado's death penalty have a race problem? (Hint: Yes)

[jayschool]

James Holmes killed more people during his movie theater massacre than Nathan Dunlap, Sir Mario Owens and Robert Ray combined. Dunlap, Owens and Ray, all of whom are black, are on death row. Holmes, who is white, will spend the rest of his life in prison.

Why?

The three jurors—two wavering, one resolute—who chose to spare Holmes’ life reportedly did so because of his mental illness, not his race. Attorney Forrest “Boogie” Lewis, who defended Dunlap in 1996, said, “It is folly to speculate on the motivation of individual jurors in such emotional, complex cases.”

Still, on the day of the Holmes verdict, Colorado state Rep. Jovan Melton tweeted, “Today’s verdict proves again that the Death Penalty is arbitrary. Only people on Death row in CO are Black. It has no place in CO.”

http://cunewscorps.com/3561/showcase/does-colorados-death-penalty-have-a-race-problem/

[randys1]

1. America loves the death penalty because we perceive scary Black men on the receiving end

[HassleCat]

2. Definitely one reason

There are others, too. It's not unusual for a jury to impose the death penalty on a white defendant, even though more black men end up on death row. Americans support the death penalty because they believe in revenge and retribution, not justice. Capital punishment is "doing something about crime" and is seen as "tough on crime."

[randys1]

3. And supported overwhelmingly by CHRISTIANS LOL