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North Carolina Racial Justice Act Contintinues to Advance

By Steve Hall

The bill, SB 461 in the North Carolina General Assembly, faces a second vote in the House chamber today.  The News& Observer of Raleigh reports, "Death penalty bill provokes a battle."  It's written by Michael Biesecker. Judges would be allowed to consider whether racial bias played a role in the decision to seek or impose the death penalty, according to a bill on which the N.C. House voted Tuesday evening after a long and emotionally charged debate."This is a fairness bill," said Rep. Larry Womble, the Forsyth Democrat who helped champion the bill. "If we're going to kill people, we must be as fair and objective as we can. This allows one more chance for justice to be blind. ... It's not a get-out-of-jail free card for anybody...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on July 15, 2009 (boomark / email).