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lrm242
4408 days ago
Or because there is nothing to hide?
From the data:
White 231 (44.9%) Black 190 (36.9%) Hispanic 92 (17.9%) Other 2 (0.4%)
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jeorgun
4408 days ago
So the proportion of black Texan executionees being three times higher than the proportion of Black Texans isn't in any way noteworthy?
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Peaker
4408 days ago
Aren't blacked extremely over-represented in that list?
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pathikrit
4408 days ago
No Asian person has been executed?
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dfc
4407 days ago
I think Asian is included under other.
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mikeash
4407 days ago
How do you start from a table that lists percentages that are completely out of line with the percentages in the general population, and turn that into "there is nothing to hide"?
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