Post by thinkinkmesa on Aug 31, 2016 22:15:31 GMT -5
When A ZIP Code Can Determine A Death Sentence
“There’s no more basic form of arbitrariness in the death penalty than geography.”
Critics of capital punishment have long cited the arbitrary nature of the death penalty as a reason it should be abolished in the U.S. Who gets sentenced to death can depend on a variety of arbitrary factors, including ZIP code.
More;
www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/death-penalty-outlier-counties_us_57c484f1e4b09cd22d91ea32
“There’s no more basic form of arbitrariness in the death penalty than geography.”
Critics of capital punishment have long cited the arbitrary nature of the death penalty as a reason it should be abolished in the U.S. Who gets sentenced to death can depend on a variety of arbitrary factors, including ZIP code.
More;
www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/death-penalty-outlier-counties_us_57c484f1e4b09cd22d91ea32