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by 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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So the proportion of black Texan executionees being three times higher than the proportion of Black Texans isn't in any way noteworthy?
Aren't blacked extremely over-represented in that list?
No Asian person has been executed?
I think Asian is included under other.
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"?