Minorities Vs White People Essay

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Heinous and violating crimes such as rape and child molestation are just a few terrible things that happen every day to some unfortunate people, psychologically and physically harming them. When you hear of this happening you would think that the law would get justice but that is not always done. The racial gap between the amount of time that black people are sentenced compared to the amount of time white people are sentenced is very different when being sentenced. Considering the same crime and same criminal background of the individual, black people get sentenced longer when convicted guilty. African Americans are also more likely to be convicted wrongfully. Minorities versus white people have drastically different consequences when it …show more content…
"It seems like the judge based his decision on lifestyle. He's lived such a good life and has never experienced anything serious in his life that would prepare him for prison. He was sheltered so much he wouldn't be able to survive prison. What about the kid who has nothing, he struggles to eat, struggles to get a fair education? What about the kid who has no choice who he is born to and has drug-addicted parents or a non-parent household? Where is the consideration for them when they commit a crime?" …show more content…
Black people according to researchers, are seven times more likely to be convicted of murder than innocent white people. Black people who serve time for sexual assault are three and a half times more likely to be innocent than that of white offenders that have been convicted of sexual assault. Drug crimes innocent black people were 12 times more likely to be convicted than innocent white people. Even though black and white people have similar rates of illegal drug use, black people are more likely to be arrested and convicted of such offenses than white people are, research

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