Ep. 320 - The Murder Rule

The Breakdown with Shaun King

The North Star

News, Society & Culture

4.8 • 12.6K Ratings

🗓️ 17 September 2020

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Have you heard of the murder rule? Most countries in the world have gotten rid of this rule. But, of course, it is still in place in most states in the US. On today's episode, a rerun from last year, Shaun unpacks and explains exactly what this rule is, and how it is leveraged against people of color. ---- If you listen to The Breakdown and want to help support the work we do, consider becoming a member of our Patreon at www.patreon.com/thebreakdown for exclusive members perks and early access to content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:00.0	Have you heard of the murder rule? I mean that actual rule. There's a thing called the
1:10.5	murder rule. It exists. It's a real thing and tens of thousands of
1:16.7	men, women, and children are imprisoned because of the murder rule at this very
1:22.3	moment.
1:23.6	Nearly every country in the world
1:25.1	has done away with this rule,
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