Wednesday, 31 August 2016

Voters Just Kicked One of America’s Deadliest Prosecutors Out of Office

Voters Just Kicked One of America’s Deadliest Prosecutors Out of Office

During the span of her term, Corey sent far more people to death row than any other Florida prosecutor. Most of these capital defendants were black men. She was unapologetic about her use of the death penalty; when one victim’s mother said she opposed capital punishment for her daughter’s killer, Corey declared on live radio that the mother was “more interested in publicity than actually grieving for her daughter.” Yet Corey was oddly lenient on several high-profile defendants accused of killing black men, including George Zimmerman.
Read more: http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2016/08/31/angela_corey_fired_voters_kick_florida_prosecutor_out.html?source=Snapzu

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