One would think that color or social class would not play a part in the convictions of a crime. If African Americans and Hispanics were incarcerated at the same rate as Caucasians, the population in prison would be decreased by at least 50%. The truth is; at this present moment there is someone currently incarcerated purely based on the biased opinion of a judge causing unequal sentencing in an ‘equal’ justice system. The judge made an indirect utilitarian judgement with an obvious bias of social class and probably
One would think that color or social class would not play a part in the convictions of a crime. If African Americans and Hispanics were incarcerated at the same rate as Caucasians, the population in prison would be decreased by at least 50%. The truth is; at this present moment there is someone currently incarcerated purely based on the biased opinion of a judge causing unequal sentencing in an ‘equal’ justice system. The judge made an indirect utilitarian judgement with an obvious bias of social class and probably