Still, candidates avoid death-penalty debate
As contenders for the presidency tailor their campaigns to address predominately middle-class concerns — health care, the economy, Iraq — they are giving short shrift to other issues that, though pressing, fail to capture the attention of their primary demographic.
The rationale goes like this: If the core electorate — middle-class America — does not care deeply about an issue, why expend the political capital necessary to tackle it? And why risk provoking controversy?
Thus, it is of little surprise that candidates have avoided discussing the plight of inmates on death row....
The reason minorities are executed more often is that there are a lot more of them in prison. Duh. The overwhelming majority of people on death row not only deserve to be there, but there are many more that should be there as well. Has anybody seen how often correction officers get urine/feces thrown in their faces, or assaulted. Anyone who does that should also be given a death sentence. No doubt about it.