Quote:I'll disagree with you on a couple of things.


First of all, Blacks and Latinos are probably sentenced at a higher rate for violent and/or felony crimes than Whites because they are the ones getting caught more often. Ask yourself a simple question. Of Blacks, Whites and Hispanics which two groups of people are more likely to be associated with gang activity? Be honest about it.


I didn't take "gleeful satisfaction" of how the public defender described the behavior in the courtroom by most Blacks. I simply agreed based on my own experience and what I've seen with my own eyes. I rather feel sorry for many in the Black community because for some that is a "way of life".


Once again, go down to the Duval County Courthouse or the Clay County Courthouse and just observe. What the author of the essay says is pretty much true.

I really hope you are just purposely sugarcoating this, or it could be you are looking at things with a pre conceived notion.


Blacks and Latinos are sentences disproportionately because while they are more likely to be caputured, they often times come from improvished background who can't afford a decent lawyer, which in turn they are awarded an overworked public defender.


It's a easy cop out to associate gangs with blacks and Latinos but are you focusing on how the justice system handles these individuals from the youthful offender rate all the way until their adulthood. It's a systematic breakdown.


I visit the courthouse and others in surrounding countries I don't see many African Americans in court (for any offense) acting the way described in the article.

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