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dawg day

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4. Well, we have to allow jurors to have opinions and lives

Reply to Sogo (Original post)

Tue May 4, 2021, 11:17 AM

May 2021

It's going to be hard to get a racially diverse jury and demand the African Americans be completely neutral about racism.

And lots of people (of all races) participated in protests last summer. It would be hard to empanel a completely uninvolved jury, not sure we'd want that anyway. I'm always amazed at potential jurors who say-- quite honestly-- that no, they don't pay any attention to the news, and never heard anything about some extremely famous defendant or victim or notorious case. Really? You never heard of David Letterman? Charles Manson?

But I guess not everyone refreshes the AP website every 10 minutes.....

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No one here talking about the Chauvin juror who possibly has a conflict of interest.... [View all] Sogo May 2021 OP

Oy ve! Beakybird May 2021 #1

For an appeal they will need one hell of a lot more than this. hlthe2b May 2021 #2

Not RW media, but a story by AP being carried on MSM and Sogo May 2021 #3

My statement said if you were listening to the discussion of the story on RW media you will get a hlthe2b May 2021 #5

And my reply was to say that I'm NOT listening to RW media, nor their attorneys. Sogo May 2021 #8

I am not saying you are. I am saying to the wider world, that those hearing this from RW media hlthe2b May 2021 #10

Fair enough.... Sogo May 2021 #11

... hlthe2b May 2021 #12

AP repeats too many MAGA Media headlines, politicos at AP don't police their editors uponit7771 May 2021 #16

Agree. NoMoreRepugs May 2021 #6

Well, we have to allow jurors to have opinions and lives dawg day May 2021 #4

The judge could easily declare a mistrial. Calista241 May 2021 #7

Not a conflict of interest. OneBro May 2021 #9

The right only cares about the minute (and irrelevant) details when the lose the argument Dawson Leery May 2021 #13

This continues to be othering. cilla4progress May 2021 #14

THIS IrishAfricanAmerican May 2021 #22

... cilla4progress May 2021 #25

FWIW, ScratchCat May 2021 #15

Chauvin's attorney seems to be a straight shooter and not a firebrand type of guy. Calista241 May 2021 #17

I doubt a mistrial will be declared. Elessar Zappa May 2021 #18

Yeah, let the judge StarlightGold May 2021 #20

there can't be a mistrial now... right? WarGamer May 2021 #26

Nope, sarisataka May 2021 #19

If the fuckers declare a mistrial, the cost will be very high. David__77 May 2021 #21

This is a nothingburger. IrishAfricanAmerican May 2021 #23

weren't the jurors asked/told not to speak out until after the sentencing? IcyPeas May 2021 #24

No one is talking about it because it doesn't matter kcr May 2021 #27