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In reply to the discussion: Grand Juror Sues McCulloch, Says He Mischaracterized the Wilson Case [View all]arcane1
(38,613 posts)31. Only dumb-asses and/or people with an agenda would say that "Justice Has Been Dispensed".
Funny how nobody ever mentions that the cop-killer killed his girlfriend first. Why? Because it disrupts their narrative, because they can't falsely blame that killing on the mayor.
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Grand Juror Sues McCulloch, Says He Mischaracterized the Wilson Case [View all]
Bjorn Against
Jan 2015
OP
Sue for what, and can she sue a public official? I can see how the families can file civil rights
still_one
Jan 2015
#2
Your signature quote speaks to the juror's need to make the proceedings public.
displacedtexan
Jan 2015
#15
I, too, cannot see how the juror has any standing in federal court (or state court),
branford
Jan 2015
#30
Of course the grand juror is being harmed as their first amendment rights are being restricted.
PoliticAverse
Jan 2015
#60
Since the prosecutor released info to the public, those that have discovered
AtheistCrusader
Jan 2015
#34
Federal question jurisdiction. Plaintiff's right to free speech is being abridged.
John1956PA
Jan 2015
#45
Your argument assumes the grand juror has a right to speak about the proceedings.
ColesCountyDem
Jan 2015
#46
Butterworth v. Smith, 494 U.S. 624 (1990), gives the witness the right to speak after adjournment.
John1956PA
Jan 2015
#50
And I would counter with Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure Rule 6(e)(2)(B)(i).
ColesCountyDem
Jan 2015
#53
How does this juror not have standing? They were handed three statutes and threatened with
msanthrope
Jan 2015
#66
Um...as a criminal defense attorney who has practiced in both state and federal court, yes.
msanthrope
Jan 2015
#68
You are very carefully ignoring the threat of prosecution described in the Complaint. That, my
msanthrope
Jan 2015
#77
Plaintiff would argue that her standing is equivalent to plaintiff's in Butterworth v. Smith.
John1956PA
Jan 2015
#69
Note, too, that the Plaintiff has already been threatened with prosecution---
msanthrope
Jan 2015
#70
Every grand jhuror is threatened with prosecution, if the reveal details of the proceedings.
ColesCountyDem
Jan 2015
#75
Lawsuit seeks to have juror exempted from the MO law requiring that he/she remain silent.
John1956PA
Jan 2015
#7
Not sure I see how jurors justify hiding a post because they disagree with it.
Dark n Stormy Knight
Jan 2015
#55
Bullshit. Killing those random cops wasn't "justice" of any kind, and only an idiot would think so.
arcane1
Jan 2015
#32
Only dumb-asses and/or people with an agenda would say that "Justice Has Been Dispensed".
arcane1
Jan 2015
#31
I was going to comment on how this juror could not have known what was going on, until I
niyad
Jan 2015
#21
BINGO!!! Even if she doesn't speak the proffering of the Lawsuite speaks even louder...
uponit7771
Jan 2015
#22
Despite my personal doubts and misgivings about standing, injury and other matters
branford
Jan 2015
#81