"And this case demonstrates their modern manifestation: harsh habitual offender laws that permit a life sentence for a Black man convicted of property crimes."

 https://www.theblaze.com/news/louisiana-black-man-hedge-clippers

https://www.theblaze.com/news/louisiana-black-man-hedge-clippers

"And this case demonstrates their modern manifestation: harsh habitual offender laws that permit a life sentence for a Black man convicted of property crimes. This man's life sentence for a failed attempt to steal a set of hedge clippers is grossly out of proportion to the crime and serves no legitimate penal purpose."

#racism #injustice #Louisiana

[Can Louisiana/Governor John Bel Edwards (Democratic Party) pardon him?]

[What heartless person pressed charges?]