----- Original Message -----
From: Ronn Blankenship <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2001 1:40 PM
Subject: Re: Human Rights Re: American Attitudes
> At 01:40 PM 5/27/01 -0500, you wrote:
> >Doug wrote:
> >
> >
> > > The racial component wherein a larger percentage of black murderers
are
> >put to death than whites.
> >
> >
> >I wrote and then had to recant this months ago. Actually, a greater
> >fraction of white murderers have been executed than black murderers. I'm
> >still opposed to the death penelty, but this is not a reason.
> >
> >Dan M.
>
>
> Can you give us the reference?
>
> (I'm not challenging you; I'd like to have the reference to pull out when
> this subject comes up elsewhere.)
>
>
I didn't have my origional site, but I have two that will do it, with a bit
of arithmatic:
http://sun.soci.niu.edu/~critcrim/dp/dp.breakdown.96
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/homicide/race.htm
What does appear racist is the fact that murders with white victims are much
more likely to result in an execution. The ratio is 350-54 according to my
first source. And, since my second source states that 46% of the victims
are black, this is a statisticaly significant ratio.
Dan M.
