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Calista241

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12. Who cares if there were 7 men on the jury.

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #4)

Mon Feb 24, 2020, 01:38 PM

Feb 2020

We all should insist on a jury trial by our peers, and it's not like women were excluded. The prosecution team had the opportunity to reject jurors they didn't approve of, or jurors who they thought would be biased. This is a win, both for the state against Harvey Weinstein, the #MeToo movement, and for abused women everywhere.

Juries can't 'water down charges,' they can only find you guilty or not guilty.

And it's not like he got off scot free, he's going to be spending at least 10 years in jail for this.

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Harvey Weinstein trial verdict: Guilty on two charges, acquitted on others [View all] Maeve Feb 2020 OP

Blows me away that he could possibly be acquitted on any counts. bearsfootball516 Feb 2020 #1

7 men on jury. 2naSalit Feb 2020 #4

No, the jury can't "water down the charges" former9thward Feb 2020 #10

Who cares if there were 7 men on the jury. Calista241 Feb 2020 #12

Thanks to Alyssa Milano who started the metoo movement. n/t spike jones Feb 2020 #21

male jurors are often harder on rapists than women Skittles Feb 2020 #16

Juries are only supposed to use what is given them in court OnlinePoker Feb 2020 #11

Update Maeve Feb 2020 #2

Well, at least there's that. Grokenstein Feb 2020 #9

From an ap tweet Midnightwalk Feb 2020 #3

he has charges in LA too irisblue Feb 2020 #5

Use of walker jmbar2 Feb 2020 #6

He did have back surgery in mid December, after a MVA in August irisblue Feb 2020 #7

Generalissimo Corpulente must be so confused right now. Grokenstein Feb 2020 #8

On Bloomberg TV Turbineguy Feb 2020 #13

When the jury read, "Guilty." He kicked his walker and stormed out of the courtroom. C Moon Feb 2020 #14

For real, or are you making a joke? yardwork Feb 2020 #15

Joking. Adding sarcasm image now. C Moon Feb 2020 #17

It was actually believable, so I had to ask! yardwork Feb 2020 #18

:D ...BUT! C Moon Feb 2020 #23

Good news DenverJared Feb 2020 #19

I listened to an interview with Rosanna Arquette on NPR TexasBushwhacker Feb 2020 #20

I hope he's put in a cell and we never hear from him again.... VarryOn Feb 2020 #22

All these asshats show up in court with a walker, trying to get sympathy captain queeg Feb 2020 #24