Military death sentences higher for minorities
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Skin color plays a role in deciding whether to execute military criminals, according to new research that finds minorities in the military are twice as likely as whites to be sentenced to death.The study of military prosecutions in all potentially death-eligible murders from 1984 to 2005 identified 105 death-eligible murder cases and found unprecedented racial discrimination in the administration of the death penalty in the United States military. Death-eligible offenses under military law include premeditated and felony murders....
Source: Futurity.org - Wednesday, 22 February
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