Rick Perry was on CNN and as usual, made a complete ass of himself:
Rick Perry:
“I think our justice system is color blind.”
Ummmm... no. See: Death penalty, Texas.
Perry’s claim that race plays no role in our justice system simply cannot be squared with the data from his own state. The most distinguishing aspect of Texas’ criminal justice system is its penchant for the death penalty. Over one third of all U.S. executions take place in Rick Perry’s state. Moreover, over 40 percent Texas’ death row inmates are black (121 out of 300 total inmates), despite the fact that only about 12 percent of Texans are African American. So a black Texan is more than three times more likely to be sentenced to die than their representation in Texas as a whole would suggest.
Nor is Texas an anomaly in this regard.
And check out this story at DKos: We don't have to ask "What If Zimmerman had been Black?" We know the Answer. It's like the Zimmerman case with the races reversed.
Color blind my ass.
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