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46. Welcome to DU, Peaceplace80!

Wed Jul 17, 2013, 01:48 AM

Jul 2013

Glad you're here. Great question you ask. If she's at peace with her decision, then by all means step up into the light and show yourself. Face up to what you did. George Zimmerman won't have to. You've certainly seen to that.

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Four Zimmerman jurors release statement [View all] onehandle Jul 2013 OP

I was wondering how long it would take them to do this montanacowboy Jul 2013 #1

... n/t jtuck004 Jul 2013 #3

well, at least on the one that mattered - the verdict - they were in lock step tomm2thumbs Jul 2013 #2

Wonder how she managed to convince them.. lolly Jul 2013 #12

Did B37 say she was the jury foreperson? Would make sense. JimDandy Jul 2013 #20

she was not the foreperson. She said that in her interview. Justice Jul 2013 #24

Judge's instructions can be quite limiting. I was on a trial that lasted a while years ago. freshwest Jul 2013 #22

I recently went through the same thing. It was a short list of questions to be answered. Kablooie Jul 2013 #29

"Our legal system is pretty screwed up." tofuandbeer Jul 2013 #33

I too served on a jury once. ReRe Jul 2013 #39

I think the way evidence was allowed or denied made a big difference, too: freshwest Jul 2013 #49

I don't get that, freshwest... ReRe Jul 2013 #54

I served, too. Demoiselle Jul 2013 #70

The judge is a Republican. You might be on to something. Ash_F Jul 2013 #44

It sounded like she had two others on her side from the beginning. n/t whopis01 Jul 2013 #71

She was probably a harpie. Myrina Jul 2013 #75

Yep, she represents ALL of their opinions -- NOT GUILTY. JimDandy Jul 2013 #17

Is that right? tblue Jul 2013 #32

we've been taught that a hung jury is an unacceptable outcome. uncle ray Jul 2013 #37

Unfortunately a hung jury is often equivalent to a not guilty verdict. whopis01 Jul 2013 #72

True. Sadly true. panzerfaust Jul 2013 #62

more like goose step DonCoquixote Jul 2013 #42

No... they weren't in lockstep JeaneRaye Jul 2013 #48

in heaven05 Jul 2013 #53

I'd said in another thread Blue_Tires Jul 2013 #64

it sure is looking that way noiretextatique Jul 2013 #67

Except for the only opinion that matters, where they did agree with her. (nt) enough Jul 2013 #4

I just read B37's remarks and it makes me wanna puke. nt BootinUp Jul 2013 #5

My hubby called this yesterday skeewee08 Jul 2013 #6

Can't discern Juror B-37 when they're all wearing white sheets. Tutonic Jul 2013 #7

True skeewee08 Jul 2013 #8

They all agreed on the final verdict mindwalker_i Jul 2013 #9

Yep. Tutonic Jul 2013 #21

4 JURORS: She Doesn't Speak for Us cal04 Jul 2013 #10

Here is their statement in full Tx4obama Jul 2013 #16

Thank you for the links Tx4obama cal04 Jul 2013 #18

Awww... the poor dears need time to process what they've been through. calimary Jul 2013 #45

This message was self-deleted by its author Tx4obama Jul 2013 #11

Coward Peaceplace80 Jul 2013 #13

Welcome to DU, Peaceplace80! calimary Jul 2013 #46

The argument that this decision was based on law and reasonableness is in shambles alcibiades_mystery Jul 2013 #14

Here is their statement in full Tx4obama Jul 2013 #15

"give us time to process what we have been through"- translation: we should have deliberated longer wordpix Jul 2013 #19

Exactly. As soon as it was revealed that they deliberated through lunch, JimDandy Jul 2013 #23

Or more likely ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2013 #26

that's how I read it too nt Tumbulu Jul 2013 #51

"... in the end we did what the law required us to do" The "law" did not require you to give him a jtuck004 Jul 2013 #25

Poor widdle jurors, feel inconvenienced by the consequences of their decisions. Cry me a river. nt thereismore Jul 2013 #30

Didn't I read/hear ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2013 #27

Zimmerman lucked out big time. Hissyspit Jul 2013 #28

Boy Howdy, So did Casey Anthony,..... Grassy Knoll Jul 2013 #34

B37 is my bet on how it's done. And I've been on juries and there can be a lot of bullying. freshwest Jul 2013 #36

Here are the instructions. avaistheone1 Jul 2013 #50

My only real problem ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2013 #61

I believe it was 3 to acquit, 2 manslaughter and 1 2nd degree Blasphemer Jul 2013 #43

That is what B37 John2 Jul 2013 #56

I'm not a fan of guns and I even support bans on things like semiautomatic weapons or cstanleytech Jul 2013 #31

Post removed Post removed Jul 2013 #38

"Fucker should have never left his car, or just not profiled in the first place." SoapBox Jul 2013 #40

Hmmmmm... angrychair Jul 2013 #35

They were unanimous. I'll respect their rights like they respected Trayvon's delrem Jul 2013 #41

Amen. calimary Jul 2013 #47

I just wonder which juror was for second John2 Jul 2013 #58

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2013 #59

The Legal System Uses Jurors as Scapegoats LarryNM Jul 2013 #52

When I was 16 the small grocery store I worked in got robbed. Lobo27 Jul 2013 #55

did they have record of previous crimes, 20-25 years for robbing grocery store is way too JI7 Jul 2013 #57

b29 wasn't part of that memo (the black and/or hispanic woman from ChicagoO Ruby the Liberal Jul 2013 #60

That would be a good guess. JimDandy Jul 2013 #68

Most of that - but I had posted that evening Ruby the Liberal Jul 2013 #69

"...we did what the law required us to do." AndyA Jul 2013 #63

Bullshit! Juror B-37 does represent those 4.... Little Star Jul 2013 #65

ZIMMERMAN TRIAL JUROR BREAKDOWN Tonight at 9!! Evasporque Jul 2013 #66

Why should we listen to what these racist assholes have to say? Hugabear Jul 2013 #73

Exactly nt abelenkpe Jul 2013 #76

The six voted, they agreed, it's over, lets move on to something that we may be able to change! SCUBANOW Jul 2013 #74

Yeah.. Fringe Jul 2013 #77

Everyone of those terrible jurors has innocent blood on their hands workinclasszero Jul 2013 #78