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“Growing up black in this state, you know, you really didn’t have a chance when it came to a crime. You know, they say that justice is blind, but justice really isn’t blind.”  This quote is very true in some states.  Mostly in the south, there is a lot of racial discrimination, so people will blame things on black people just because they're black.  I think that when it comes to white people and captial punishment, they will not be given the death penalty as easily as a jury would give a black man the death penalty.  I also feel like jurys think that the murder of a white man is worse than the murder of a black man.  Jurys should understand that a murder is still a murder. Since people of color and people who have a low income get the death penalty the most, I think that jurys feel like they are less important than someone who is white or has a good income.  Jurys should be made where there are all different races of people, instead of just one race, by doing this bias will be taken out of the picture and ensure a fair jury.
“Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.”  This quote is directly from the 8th ammendment.  I believe that the death penalty is cruel and unusual punishment, therefore imposing the death penalty upon somebody is unconstitutional.  I think that places in the south support the death penalty more because they take pride in their death penalty.  I was watching the show "The Awful Truth" and Michael Moore went to an execution in Texas and outside of the place where they're killed people were out partying and cheering and chanting "USA".  I think that southerners get a strange sense of pride from executions.
I don't believe that our justice system will ever be perfected.  There will always be people who are wrongfuly accused of a crime they didn't commit.  I think that every once in a while someone being wrongfully accused is acceptable, but as of now 1 in 7 people on death row are found innocent, I think that is just too bad of a ratio, and it needs to be improved somehow.  If I could talk to the victims family, I would say that the death of another man will not bring back your loved one and that this death will not bring any justice to you and your family.  I believe that the family of the victim shouldn't have any input on the punishment of the accused.   The partners of the Washington DC sniper and Oklahoma city bomber were minors so didn't recieve the death penalty.  I respond to Stephen Bright's quote by saying that I agree with him, something is wrong with our justice system, its good to know that we have concerned citizens in the USA to help out every once in a while.