Black man righteously shames white cop who pulls him over

[PdxSean]

96. Sailor65x1, foreman of the jury.

Sailor65x1 is a pretty good representation of the people and their thought process when they sit on juries in police misconduct cases. It matters not what led to the outrage, they will find some fault in the victim to ultimately justify their acquittal of the officer. The black man was ranting; the officer "stayed calm" and was "very professional."

I practiced civil rights law for 15 years. People like Sailor65x1 sit calmly during jury selection and profess to be fair and reasonable, not a biased bone in their bodies. Then, after the verdict, they are the most animated people in the jury room when they explain their decision supporting "our police." Judges often let the attorneys hear from the jury if they choose to share their thoughts. Attorneys must agree to not use any information learned at that time as a basis for appeal. The comments are often chilling.

Sailor65x1, I hope you never experience the terror of having someone point a gun at your head because because you failed to properly signal. As to your suggestion that it was because the office could only see a silhouette, consider that every nighttime stop involves such silhouettes. Under your theory, every nighttime stop would result in police pulling their guns.

I get it though. "We" can't be second-guessing "our" police officers. They have a tough job to do, right?