How much should I be reassured?

[LAS14]

I've been worrying about the combination of needing to prove the defendant didn't believe he was performing a criminal act and that a jury is made up of our divided citizenry.

But as relates to the riot, his saying words to the effect that they should take down the weapons check stations, because the weapons aren't directed at him. That can't be one of those 'he has to believe' kinds of charges??? Right????

Forget about charges that depend on his believing or not that he won the election. I'm willing to concede that he's so crazy he really did believe that he couldn't lose.

But this riot stuff. This is major!!!!

[ZZenith]

1. How much doubt do you care to sow?

[LAS14]

3. Don't understand the word "sow".

[Miguelito Loveless]

2. Could someone explain to me how we never have

these kinds of discussion when non-rich, non-powerful, non-white people are charged with a crime. The mere fact that they are charged usually suffices for "criminal intent" and "knowing something was a crime".

[RockRaven]

4. In practical terms, it's going to come down to what a reasonable would have believed in that

situation, having seen/been told the same things, having done/said the same things. The jurors are going to have to make an inference, yes, but that is not a barrier to a conviction.

If you think about it, nobody can EVER truly know the defendant's (or anyone's) thoughts/internal experience. But cases that depend on the defendant's state of mind result in conviction every day all over the country.

I'm a lot more worried about non-prosecution decisions by the DOJ/DAs and jury nullification by MAGAts/GrOPers than I am about evidence of intent being available.

[MineralMan]

5. I don't know. How much do you need to be reassured?

And what happens if you are not reassured? So many questions...

[LAS14]

6. ????? A weird reply to an attempt to start a discussion. nt

[MineralMan]

7. No, it's not weird at all.

Truly. This whole thing is a process. It's unfolding nicely.

Just wait. You'll see.

Now, I know that might not reassure you, but that's really not my job.

[LAS14]

8. Yes, weird. Truly. nt