Race could have a relation to the penalty in that typically the African American community buys more crack and has committed more crimes because of it. If the U.S. Sentencing Commission were to utilize race in their practice then this would be a possible explanation. Typically in our society we do not see a homeless white crack addict as much as the homeless, violent African American crack addict. This is a major flaw in our progress as a unified society. Discrimination has been a part of our society since the beginning. It has plagued the workforce and now the penal system. Race has no base in the courtroom or in the minds of police officers, at least when they have the badge over their heart. The guidelines, which have been set by the Sentencing Commission, were not set based on the criminal's color or culture they were based to serve justice.

In 1993, Judge Lyle Strom, the chief judge of the U.S. District cou

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