Excerpt: "One of the biggest discrepancies came out of the Marine Corp where black Marines were 2.61 times more likely than white Marines to receive a guilty finding at a general court-martial. In non-judicial punishment proceedings black Marines were 32 percent more likely to be found guilty than whites in an average year, the report said. "While I was aware that this may have been happening, what surprised me is how pervasive it was across all boards in the military," said Col. Don Christensen, former chief prosecutor of the Air Force and president of Protect Our Defenders. "What’s more alarming is that it’s not getting better, it’s getting worse," he said.""
Black Troops As Much As Twice As Likely To Be Punished
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