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In reply to the discussion: Mea Culpa... [View all]Little Star
(17,055 posts)47. I lay plenty of fault on that jury......
They did not use their common sense in conjunction with the law. They only relied on the word of the only living witness who was proven to be a liar in that trial. They accepted the words of a liar as if those words were truth.
I have zero respect for them. ZERO.
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The truly sad thing is Juror B37 would tell you she isn't racist at all and that race
sinkingfeeling
Jul 2013
#2
DeNile-it ain't just a river in Egypt. Many don't even admit to their bigotry-awareness=the 1st step
hue
Jul 2013
#14
Excellent point. In a way there is even a third consciousness for the minority in majority society.
grantcart
Jul 2013
#36
Hi NRaleigh! It's the same with me esp. at work. Power to the NC People! Love Ya' (nice tomatoes!)
hue
Jul 2013
#15
A majority of Americans elected the first black President (twice), and yet...
Tommy_Carcetti
Jul 2013
#5
You have a great deal in common with Rachel Jeantel. You're a human being...
mountain grammy
Jul 2013
#12
And juror #37 or whatever she is called, violated rule #7 which she admitted to when asked
sabrina 1
Jul 2013
#38
I listened to her interview and it was made clear by her that she 'understood' George, but admitted
sabrina 1
Jul 2013
#40
they wept only during the prosecution's closing. so- no it did not influence them at all.
bettyellen
Jul 2013
#50
Thanks for expressing Your shock & dismay. We need awareness that this goes on every day!! n/t
hue
Jul 2013
#16
Never attribute to malice that which is easily explained by stupidity...
Half-Century Man
Jul 2013
#17
All I can say as a Canadian winter visitor to a little condo in South Florida, that Juror B37
nenagh
Jul 2013
#18
First, the hug. Now, I think that stupid knock knock joke said a lot more than we thought.
nolabear
Jul 2013
#21
It seems that way, but my sons' generation is so different. Far from perfect but so different.
nolabear
Jul 2013
#31
I take a different view on racism. I do think Affirmative Action has been used as a racial
bluestate10
Jul 2013
#46
Look like three jurors who lived closed lives were picked and they got matched up with
bluestate10
Jul 2013
#44
Sending you hugs MrScorpio. The only thing I can say is that many people lack empathy
livetohike
Jul 2013
#53
even more amazing is the fact that out of a potential jury pool of maybe 150,000 people, the
HiPointDem
Jul 2013
#62