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Honeycombe8

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25. Then a mistrial would be granted, and there would be a new trial. That's not a juror's job.

Tue Jul 2, 2013, 11:18 PM

Jul 2013

Imagine if you were on trial for, say, assault. And a juror didn't find that you DID do the assault, according to the law that the judge wrote down and gave you (the elements of the crime), but the juror thought you were so reckless in your behavior that you MIGHT be reckless again so that an assault MIGHT happen again, so that juror votes that you are guilty of the assault crime....

that would not be justice. You would have been victim of injustice and locked up for something you didn't do.

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If I'm on the Zimmerman trial jury [View all] Duer 157099 Jul 2013 OP

So you would ignore your directions.... Pelican Jul 2013 #1

No. I would convict him for HappyMe Jul 2013 #2

He shoots, he misses. Kingofalldems Jul 2013 #6

If you were on the trial jury, you wouldn't have seen that interview MiniMe Jul 2013 #3

i believe this interview was shown to the jury today as part of the trial JI7 Jul 2013 #5

that interview is from july 2012 niyad Jul 2013 #12

How sure are you that the jury hasn't seen this? Duer 157099 Jul 2013 #17

I should have said probably wouldn't have MiniMe Jul 2013 #26

If Snowden is freed, if he attempts to pull another weapon in a fight, the guess here is bluestate10 Jul 2013 #4

what does snowden have to do with this? niyad Jul 2013 #11

Indeed-a first-class non-sequitur if I ever saw one. Jackpine Radical Jul 2013 #35

Freed in Ecuador? Or Cuba? (nt) Nye Bevan Jul 2013 #13

Why the hell are you HappyMe Jul 2013 #15

I think it's a slip Scootaloo Jul 2013 #28

Before today, was your mind not made up? Hooray for Pepe Jul 2013 #7

Do you think He is innocent? hrmjustin Jul 2013 #16

I hope the actual jurors are actually astute pintobean Jul 2013 #8

+1 sakabatou Jul 2013 #41

good post CatWoman Jul 2013 #9

Didn't you know? It was God's will that Trayvon die. Kingofalldems Jul 2013 #10

That isn't what the jury is supposed to consider LittleBlue Jul 2013 #14

the man is a gun-humping vigilante coward who MURDERED an innocent person Skittles Jul 2013 #18

If you were a juror BainsBane Jul 2013 #19

You understand that I'm speaking of evidence that was presented TODAY in court, to the jury? Duer 157099 Jul 2013 #20

Yes, but how you see it is framed by your preexisting views BainsBane Jul 2013 #21

LOL Duer 157099 Jul 2013 #22

Okay BainsBane Jul 2013 #24

Maybe. Maybe not. HappyMe Jul 2013 #23

Then a mistrial would be granted, and there would be a new trial. That's not a juror's job. Honeycombe8 Jul 2013 #25

We have no way of knowing what the HappyMe Jul 2013 #27

You should see the movie "Twelve Angry Men." Serving on a criminal jury is something people take Honeycombe8 Jul 2013 #31

No, I haven't ever been HappyMe Jul 2013 #33

Yes, there is a victim and an ACCUSED for every murder trial. You should see that movie. Honeycombe8 Jul 2013 #36

So you think of GZ as an ACCUSED? Duer 157099 Jul 2013 #38

It's not what I think. It is the law. He is an accused. Honeycombe8 Jul 2013 #42

any juror that makes up his or her mind before the defense presents its case is a disgrace onenote Jul 2013 #29

Post removed Post removed Jul 2013 #30

That's just plain silly. Prosecutors don't "throw" cases. They don't want to be losers. Honeycombe8 Jul 2013 #32

Out of curiosity... metalbot Jul 2013 #34

This reminds me of Joran van der Sloot.. HipChick Jul 2013 #37

If he says he DID regret his actions, then he's in worse shape kudzu22 Jul 2013 #39

At minimum, he can say that he regrets that a young man died Duer 157099 Jul 2013 #40

No he can't Lurks Often Jul 2013 #43

And any lawyer worth their salt would never allow their client premium Jul 2013 #44