This last month has shown America that society will gladly tolerate vigilante violence, provided a vigilante chooses the right target.
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Black People More Likely to Be Wrongfully Convicted of Murder, Study Shows
Black people convicted of murder or sexual assault are significantly more likely than their white counterparts to be later found innocent of the crimes, according to a review of nearly 2,000 exonerations nationwide over 3 decades.
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How False Confessions and Wrongful Convictions Are Betraying U.S. Justice System
It's a largely unknown fact that police during interrogations are allowed to present false information to extract a confession — and that once the confession is made, even other evidence such as DNA often fails to overturn the conviction.