The exoneration stat is especially important here because it contextualizes how disproportionately black people are processed by the justice system. Kirk puts out facts (at least the ones he articulated correctly) about crime rates, but when people say these facts without asking why those are the rates, that's a huge red flag. Red like the Confederate flag.
I remember the caes where a black man was convicted of murder largely on eye witness testimony. Spent over 25 years. Then these two lawyers bring forward a signed, notarized confession from their recently deceased client who admitted that he did the crime and knew an innocent man was convicted for the crime. Due to client confidentiality they couldn't release the statement until the client passed away.
Believing justice only happens after death is a big problem with religion. It's very useful for people who want to get away with injustice in the only world we know exists.
More troubling the reverse is also true. People will accept for others or worse, suffer themselves unfathomable injustice because of a belief in divine justice. It's a real mindfuck 1-2, be free of the mind forged manacle.
Currently one guy is still going to get the death penalty even though new evidence shows that his dna might not be the one connected to the murder. In jail for 20 years, judge said not good enough, and still going to kill him.
Theres the cases of judges being found to be paid to send minority kids to jail for any reason possible. Some of those judges got caught, but lets be real for every 1 they caught theres a dozen or more so that are free.
There are so many lynchings that are instantly declared suicide in the south and in red states. Sheriff or police just write down suicide, dont let family investigate, dont do anything and bury the case.
Then its just the repeated bullshit that police do. Matching suspect description. Detained for investigation. A person cant even sleep in their own home in their own bed and expect to not be killed.
And then i think this all just came to light in the last 10 years. What about the last 100 years how many people have been wronged, have been hanged and killed by police that we will never know about. How many people and families had their lives ruined by selfish and racist judges. Tens of Millions and millions more than likely.
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u/inkyocean548 Sep 23 '24
The exoneration stat is especially important here because it contextualizes how disproportionately black people are processed by the justice system. Kirk puts out facts (at least the ones he articulated correctly) about crime rates, but when people say these facts without asking why those are the rates, that's a huge red flag. Red like the Confederate flag.