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Possibly controversial view, but I think that these differences are largely socioeconomic in nature. The US justice system does not treat poor people kindly, re

by Reelin 7y ago

Possibly controversial view, but I think that these differences are largely socioeconomic in nature. The US justice system does not treat poor people kindly, regardless of their skin color or ethnicity. "Justice for all who can afford it" and whatnot. (Of course there's also the odd case of a racist judge, but my impression is that it's by far the exception.) Edit: The paper you linked does raise some very interesting questions about the motivations behind various government policies, however.

alwillis 7y ago
>The US justice system does not treat poor people kindly, regardless of their skin color or ethnicity. "Justice for all who can afford it" and whatnot. Yes, income is a factor, but that still doesn't explain why blacks are 13% of the population but the prison population is nearly 40% black. Nobody seriously disputes the clear racial bias in the criminal justice system.