“Imagine you’re a young white guy facing capital murder charges where you can receive the death penalty… the victim in the case is a black man… when you go to trial and step into the courtroom… the judge is a black man… the two State prosecutors seeking the death penalty on you… are also black men… you couldn’t afford an attorney, so the Judge appointed you two defense lawyers who are also black men… you look in the jury box… there’s 8 more black people and 4 hispanics… the only white person in the courtroom is you… How would you feel facing the death penalty? Do you believe you’ll receive justice? As outside of the box as that scene is, those were the exact circumstances of my trial. I was the only black person in the courtroom.” - Ray Jasper, Texas death row inmate who will be executed this month.
Posted on: Wed, 12 Mar 2014 03:58:38 +0000
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