That disparity in so-called namesake laws represents a national trend: White crime victims are much more likely to get crime bills named after them than black victims. An Associated Press analysis found that more than eight in 10 stand-alone laws named for victims of violent crime since 1990 honoured white victims or groups of victims that included at least one white person. The AP’s analysis showed that only about 6 per cent of namesake bills related to violent crimes were named after black victims. That contributed to the 6% of bills named for black victims. Crime victim advocates say enacting laws named for lost loved ones can provide an important outlet for grieving families.

Source: thestar December 03, 2019 17:37 UTC