[ACPlayer]

It may or may not be racist but it is definitely stacked against the average blackperson.

THis is because the usual face off in court for the average black person accused of a heinous crime is: a team of lawyers with essentially limitless resources driven by a frenzied media against an overworked public defender with highly limited resources.

Of course, the level of racism in the police is likely higher than inthe average population -- the reason usually offered is that blacks commit more crimes and therefore they are more likely guilty of any crime they are accused off. But once it gets to court the issue is usually the resources.