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yellowcanine

(35,699 posts)
Mon Jan 23, 2023, 04:58 PM Jan 2023

Bigo Barnett (Foot on Pelosi's Desk) GUILTY, whines about jury not being his "peers."

https://www.rawstory.com/richard-bigo-barnett-2659297798/


Outside courthouse Bigo Barnett says he didn’t get a fair trial .. claiming he didn’t get a jury of his “peers”… I asked what that meant. And his attorney Joe McBride responded for Barnett.

An attorney for an Arkansas man who was photographed with his feet on then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's desk complained that the trial was unfair after he was convicted for his role in the Jan. 6 insurrection.

Richard "Bigo" Barnett was found guilty Monday on all eight counts, including four felonies, following less than two hours of deliberation by a jury in U.S. District Court in Washington, and outside the courthouse his attorney complained the case was decided by individuals who had most likely voted for President Joe Biden.

"No. 1, it's not a state," said defense attorney Joseph McBride. "No. 2, he's not surrounded by a jury of his peers, a jury of people from Arkansas, a place where he came from, or a jury that has a political composition of anything that's like the rest of the United States. Washington, D.C., is something like 95, 96 percent Biden voters, right. We believe that that plays a crucial role in the political factors that are ever present in these cases."

McBride had sought unsuccessfully to have the trial moved to another venue, and he signaled that may play a role in a possible appeal.


In other words, how dare they judge a white guy from Arkansas?
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Bigo Barnett (Foot on Pelosi's Desk) GUILTY, whines about jury not being his "peers." (Original Post) yellowcanine Jan 2023 OP
They knew very well it was Washington DC when they came there and committed crimes Walleye Jan 2023 #1
I hate narcissism I_UndergroundPanther Jan 2023 #2
The only peers he has are the other brainless idiots who stormed the Capital. fightforfreedom Jan 2023 #3
He's got a point - it must be very hard to find 12 complete assholes for the jury. kysrsoze Jan 2023 #4
What an asshole. greatauntoftriplets Jan 2023 #5
Try the local sewer... Aristus Jan 2023 #6
He wants a jury of Arkansans for a crime commited in DC? brush Jan 2023 #7
He FA in that district, he can FO there. Geechie Jan 2023 #8
Bigo... rubbersole Jan 2023 #9
What a whiny little master of the universe gratuitous Jan 2023 #10
This is a popular Sovereign Citizen and Moor conviction challenge jmowreader Jan 2023 #11
Everyone had a say in jury selection. Caliman73 Jan 2023 #12
He should have tried to overthrow AR's government instead. nt Hortensis Jan 2023 #13
Peers are not defined by geography. intheflow Jan 2023 #14
Waaaaaaaaaa, sniff, sniff... Chainfire Jan 2023 #15
here he is bragging about it on January 6th.... IcyPeas Jan 2023 #16

I_UndergroundPanther

(12,480 posts)
2. I hate narcissism
Mon Jan 23, 2023, 05:04 PM
Jan 2023

These insurrectionists need to be rejected from society,what whiney criminals. They'd tell a black man do the crime,do the time..
But he thinks because hes a special snowflake he should get what he wants. I'd tell him do the crime do the time and stfu.

 

fightforfreedom

(4,913 posts)
3. The only peers he has are the other brainless idiots who stormed the Capital.
Mon Jan 23, 2023, 05:07 PM
Jan 2023

What a fucking jerk. Enjoy your time in prison asshole.

brush

(53,784 posts)
7. He wants a jury of Arkansans for a crime commited in DC?
Mon Jan 23, 2023, 05:14 PM
Jan 2023

Dream on, you silly traitor caught redhanded in a photo with your feet on the Speaker's desk.

Face the music, buddy. You did the crime, now do the time and STFU.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
10. What a whiny little master of the universe
Mon Jan 23, 2023, 05:28 PM
Jan 2023

The best argument against these ultra he-man white supremacists is their own followers.

jmowreader

(50,559 posts)
11. This is a popular Sovereign Citizen and Moor conviction challenge
Mon Jan 23, 2023, 05:35 PM
Jan 2023

Apparently it's not constitutional for a court to take someone who believes it's treason to require driver's licenses and find him guilty of driving without a license unless his jury consists of 12 people who believe it's treason to require driver's licenses.

Needless to say, things don't work like that.

Caliman73

(11,738 posts)
12. Everyone had a say in jury selection.
Mon Jan 23, 2023, 05:37 PM
Jan 2023

Enjoy your time in prison. You were convicted by a jury of your peers, American Citizens. It just wasn't a peer group of fellow traitors.

intheflow

(28,476 posts)
14. Peers are not defined by geography.
Mon Jan 23, 2023, 05:54 PM
Jan 2023

And if you don't want to face a local jury in a liberal jurisdiction, try staying the fuck in Arkansas.

Chainfire

(17,542 posts)
15. Waaaaaaaaaa, sniff, sniff...
Mon Jan 23, 2023, 06:07 PM
Jan 2023

Lock him up! Lock him up! He is sore because he couldn't hand pick a jury of ignorant redneck traitors. SIP (serve in peace)

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