Statistics have shown that black males are more likely to be put
to death for less severe crimes whereas white males who commit more heinous
crimes are less likely to be sentenced to death. A study done by the University of Maryland supports that defendants are much more likely to be sentenced to death if they have killed a white person (Race). Statistics have shown that the death penalty tends to discriminates against minorities, especially blacks. "The killing of a white person is treated much more severely the killing of a black person. Of 311 persons executed, 36 had been convicted of killing a black person while 249 (80%) had killed a white person" (American). A study found that between 1933 and 1976, 455 men were executed for rape, of whom 405 (90%) were black (American).
to death for less severe crimes whereas white males who commit more heinous
crimes are less likely to be sentenced to death. A study done by the University of Maryland supports that defendants are much more likely to be sentenced to death if they have killed a white person (Race). Statistics have shown that the death penalty tends to discriminates against minorities, especially blacks. "The killing of a white person is treated much more severely the killing of a black person. Of 311 persons executed, 36 had been convicted of killing a black person while 249 (80%) had killed a white person" (American). A study found that between 1933 and 1976, 455 men were executed for rape, of whom 405 (90%) were black (American).