MSNBCW The Cycle July 15, 2013
0 most cases, from ever, for the rest of their lives serving on a jury. that means that 30% of african-american men nationwide cannot serve on a jury for the rest of their lives, even if the conviction is 30 or 40 years in the past. so african-americans who are more likely to be defendants, are less likely to have a jury of their peers. it's also important in cases like this where an african-american is the victim because there's a lot of racial disparity in cases with african-american victims. that's one of the underlying causes i think we all need to look hard at in the wake of this verdict....