black on white homicides for july. the cincinnati gang beating of a white man and woman a few days ago could easily have made the list here, longer;

Using estimates popularized by famed scientist Richard Dawkins as his guide, blogger David Taylor estimates the chances of you existing is one in 400 quadrillion.

For perspective, that’s near the total number sand grains on earth. Serial killer Joseph James DeAngelo was convicted because there was a “mere” chance that one in one-billion people had a similar DNA profile. That’s about one cubic feet of sand.

What’s more, the odds of an American sharing the exact name “Joseph James DeAngelo” with the notorious Golden State Killer are optimistically estimated at roughly one in 18 million; about 2.24 cubic inches of sand.

Scientific evidence underscores the unique value of each human life, a singular phenomenon that cannot be replicated. This understanding underpins the seriousness with which society should treat acts of violence that result in death as capital offenses.

That’s particularly true in America where the lives of white people are taken on a whim by those troubled with a mix of limited intelligence, impulsivity, and emotional detachment.

In July we identified 23 black-on-white likely homicides and four white-on-black........more........