Refuge Occupiers Concerned About Liberal Portland Jury

[struggle4progress]

May 05, 2016
byAssociated Press

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Lawyers for those who occupied a national wildlife refuge in Oregon this winter are concerned a jury comprised of people from the greater Portland area won't be impartial.

The trial for Ammon Bundy and 25 others is set for September. At Wednesday's status hearing, a defense attorney suggested the possibility of change of venue, and asked a federal judge to approve funding for an analysis of the media attention the case received and, possibly, a survey of community attitudes.

But U.S. District Court Anna Brown seemed inclined to reject the funding, unless the need was apparent after a thorough jury selection process.

She seemed more agreeable to a request the jury include people from throughout Oregon. But Brown said it's "totally speculative" to suggest a jury from the Portland district would be too liberal. The district includes Oregon's entire northwest quadrant ...

https://knpr.org/headline/2016-05/refuge-occupiers-concerned-about-liberal-portland-jury

[boomer55]

1. wah wah...

[ProfessorGAC]

2. Should Have Thought Of That Earlier. . .

. . .and shown some concern about the consequences of committing a felony. So, now they're concerned? Duh? Was Portland not there when they started their nonsense?

[kairos12]

3. Like the old joke

states, Ammon Bundy, upon hearing justice was done, says "appeal immediately."

[Turbineguy]

4. A change of venue to

somewhere filled with dumb rednecks. They can schedule the trial so it does not interfere with the show times for Duck Dynasty and Fox and Friends.

[HuckleB]

5. In this case, I would love to see the jury dress in the most Portland hipster manner every day.

[TheCowsCameHome]

6. Then offer up a DU jury.

We're always fair when it comes to these freakin' lawless morans.

[NV Whino]

7. Maybe they should have considered another park to ruin.

Somewhere in Redneckistan, perhaps.

[L. Coyote]

8. Maybe they should not have been broadcasting themselves LIVE all the time! Sweet Irony.

Yes indeed, All Beef and No Cows.

[struggle4progress]

9. All jerk no beef

[L. Coyote]

10. DUzy that be.

[haele]

11. Idiot. NW Oregon has plenty of tea-baggers and conservatives.

Just because certain districts in the Portland area are young and liberal, doesn't mean there is no chance there won't be an equal number of old hidebound conservatives, libertarians, or grumpy supremacists that are equally eligible to be called up for a jury pool.
Remember, Oregon used to be a covenant state; even in the 60's, 70's, and 80's, there were communities that were full of gawd-fearin' Birchers and white supremacists. They aren't all dead yet, and many of them had kids that grew up just as intellectually lazy and hateful as they are.

Haele