Texas GOP candidate set up a trust to reward his children for marrying white people...

[Loveshiscountry]

Originally Posted by craigiri

This can be almost guaranteed.

A great Florida paper (Sarasota) did a story on it. Many of the judges honestly didn't think they were doing it, but they were. There is a point system where each criminal act and everything surrounding it is rated....and, simply speaking, for the same "points" black and brown people often served long terms in jail while the white folks were posting on Facebook again in no time (same points)....

It's called "Bias on the Bench" - those with interest should check it out:
Bias on the Bench | Sarasota Herald-Tribune Media Group | Bias on the bench

No reason to get a high priced lawyer since they don't matter much. Just go by the point system!?

from your link
"Lee Haworth, a retired senior judge in Sarasota and former chief of the 12th Circuit, said that in most cases, judges are signing off on sentences that the prosecutor and defendant agreed to."


And this
In the cases of Janine Sheehan and Rethema Delancy, both women were charged with felony drug crimes. Both tallied 28.4 points on their sentencing scoresheets, indicating they should receive matching punishments. Both went before Bauer.

The judge gave Sheehan, a white woman, six months in county jail.

Delancy, who is black, got 18 months in prison.
Bias on the Bench | Sarasota Herald-Tribune Media Group | Bauer

turns into this
"Judge Bauer did not choose the length of these defendant’s sentences at all—the Defendant’s agreed to these sentences on their own after negotiating with the State.
This was not an open plea; this was also not a sentencing occurring after a verdict. This sentence was one that was decided by the Defendant, on her own, after consultation with her attorney, in what is called a negotiated plea bargain."

[EdwardA]

Originally Posted by desertdetroiter

...which is perfectly fine by me. In America, you’re free to choose your preferences on literally anything. And with him being a Texas Republican, this should come as no real surprise. But this excerpt about his family issues did surprise me a bit about Judge Vickers Cunningham...

From the HuffPost courtesy of the Dallas Morning News:



However, his mom AND his brother openly claim that he’s a bigot, and he’s already spent 10 years as criminal district judge (he’s now running for a commissioner’s seat). The Dallas Morning News withdrew their endorsement of him after this new information came out.

He said this in response:




I now believe that all of his rulings in the cases he oversaw have to be scrutinized again. No doubt about it.

https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5...46186baa8d/amp

Yes it's his private business but his judgeship is not. I hope someone is reviewing his cases that dealt with blacks. He probably sentenced them to longer terms.