The American criminal justice system is the epicenter that deals with cases portraying racism. People’s attitude towards this topic is divided into two points of view: discrimination is present when convicting a person from a minority or racism is no longer part of the criminal justice system. The first point of view, in “Criminal Justice,” Jesselyn McCurdy argues that racial profiling by law enforcements agents is based on purely racial stereotypes (45). She stresses the fact that the well-known war on drugs and terrorism is providing more explicit profiling to the criminal justice system, ignoring the fact that they are more often directed to people with the appearance of a drug dealer, gang member, or terrorist, in other words, minorities.
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was sentenced to the death penalty after having pled guilty to the murder of two white people. According to Juan Ignacio Blanco, Murderpedia reporter, before his crime, there were 11 murders, but in those murders, nine were black victims (para #8). Green’s case was the only case in which North Carolina State sought to sentence the criminal to the death penalty. This could be a clear example of racial bias in the criminal justice system. The fact that there was only one black person being part of the jury only makes it more controversial and suspicious. Why did they decide to implement capital punishment specifically and only on Green’s …show more content…
However, the weapon of the weak must not be revenge but rather Jesus’ way of going about love, truth, and justice. He resisted discrimination and an undeserved trial, and still, managed to express love and forgiveness. The American criminal justice system might not be the best; however, it should not raise revulsion and hatred within minorities but instead, motivation to achieve greater living standards. Most of the time, fear is caused by the oppression that is felt from several racist comments, but it should not be the reason to look down and swallow it, it should be the reason to stand and show the potential that is been
was sentenced to the death penalty after having pled guilty to the murder of two white people. According to Juan Ignacio Blanco, Murderpedia reporter, before his crime, there were 11 murders, but in those murders, nine were black victims (para #8). Green’s case was the only case in which North Carolina State sought to sentence the criminal to the death penalty. This could be a clear example of racial bias in the criminal justice system. The fact that there was only one black person being part of the jury only makes it more controversial and suspicious. Why did they decide to implement capital punishment specifically and only on Green’s …show more content…
However, the weapon of the weak must not be revenge but rather Jesus’ way of going about love, truth, and justice. He resisted discrimination and an undeserved trial, and still, managed to express love and forgiveness. The American criminal justice system might not be the best; however, it should not raise revulsion and hatred within minorities but instead, motivation to achieve greater living standards. Most of the time, fear is caused by the oppression that is felt from several racist comments, but it should not be the reason to look down and swallow it, it should be the reason to stand and show the potential that is been