McCoy in “Prejudice”

McCoy

We live in a world where people commit unspeakable violent acts against other people. Terrorists, racists, anyone who kills out of hate. Do we hold them accountable, or do we excuse their acts and sit them down for a chat to tell them that it's wrong? In the world the defense would create, murderers would never be held responsible. In that world, right and wrong would lose all meaning. Killers would become victims. The only one who would benefit from the defendant being found mentally ill is the defendant. Not society. Certainly not the victim. Not Thomas Reddick or his family, or anyone else with his skin color. To excuse Ray Burrows because of his prejudice only promotes racism. What happened to Thomas Reddick is a crime of hate. To call it anything else is to deny justice.