The article highlights the critical role race plays within the American death penalty system, revealing a systemic bias at every stage, from charges to execution. Despite extensive evidence, courts often focus on overt discrimination, overlooking broader patterns of racial prejudice that shape capital punishment. A recent ruling by Judge Wayland Sermons in North Carolina challenges this narrow view, showcasing the realities of racial bias in death penalty cases and raising awareness of its implications, framing the death penalty as a legal form of lynching.
Judge Wayland Sermons' ruling highlights the pervasive role of race in the death penalty, demonstrating how it often acts as a form of legal lynching.
Despite evidence of racial bias, courts have traditionally limited proof of discrimination, failing to confront broader patterns of prejudice in capital cases.
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