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appal_jack

(3,813 posts)
16. This is a jury's right.
Fri Oct 28, 2016, 11:11 AM
Oct 2016

Google 'jury nullification,' as your understanding of American jurisprudence seems lacking.

-app

Time to treat these folks as terrorists. Don't care if they are white krischins. muntrv Oct 2016 #1
Don't overlook implied jury intimidation by the supporters beachbumbob Oct 2016 #2
Or? atreides1 Oct 2016 #6
Both could still be a result of intimidation...funny how I haven't heard beachbumbob Oct 2016 #8
No, this was a unanimous acquittal. Each and every juror was a nutjob extremist nt geek tragedy Oct 2016 #9
Damn right it will ghostsinthemachine Oct 2016 #3
Yes. They're already making plans on FB. Hugin Oct 2016 #4
Additional point: They attribute their win to God's Will. Hugin Oct 2016 #5
Do you have any specifics? NaturalHigh Oct 2016 #44
It's all over the place on the usual Bundy pages. Probably, out on the Extremist websites, too. Hugin Oct 2016 #62
FBI just needs to Waco them next time nt geek tragedy Oct 2016 #7
Um, wtf? appal_jack Oct 2016 #15
Branch Davidians burned themselves by setting those fires. geek tragedy Oct 2016 #17
I have no sympathy for the Koresh types... NaturalHigh Oct 2016 #21
obviously laying siege to a residential compound with children inside isn't called for geek tragedy Oct 2016 #24
We should have let them freeze Jason1961 Oct 2016 #53
What was the rationale for this? vi5 Oct 2016 #10
There's plenty of evidence sovereign citizens are armed and dangerous jmowreader Oct 2016 #47
Will acquittal of Oregon refuge occupiers embolden extremists? Hayduke Bomgarte Oct 2016 #11
Incomprensible verdict Moral Compass Oct 2016 #12
This is a jury's right. appal_jack Oct 2016 #16
which is why cases of armed insurrection should not be trusted to juries, outsourcing geek tragedy Oct 2016 #18
Fine: advocate murderous dictatorship if you want. appal_jack Oct 2016 #23
lol, the Bundy occupiers are now 'innocents' in your estimation? cool story bro geek tragedy Oct 2016 #25
Please try to keep up. appal_jack Oct 2016 #27
"The Feds shooting flammable gas" geek tragedy Oct 2016 #32
Stop stuffing words in other people's mouths emulatorloo Oct 2016 #33
"FBI just needs to Waco them next time" -geek tragedy appal_jack Oct 2016 #35
No, your "conclusion" was OTT hyperbole. emulatorloo Oct 2016 #36
So you want to take away their constitution rights? Calculating Oct 2016 #29
No, I'm saying the wait them out, peaceful approach has proven geek tragedy Oct 2016 #34
I agree with you on this point. roamer65 Oct 2016 #31
Agreed. It was obvious from the beginning that these nuts were going to be Nay Oct 2016 #55
grow up Nuclear Unicorn Oct 2016 #45
It may be their right drm604 Oct 2016 #37
Well, they are white. WinkyDink Oct 2016 #13
I read a comment on Kos saying that now due to the Bundys being acquitted maryellen99 Oct 2016 #14
That's just some random poster on Kos. drm604 Oct 2016 #22
I hope not but don't think it will either nt maryellen99 Oct 2016 #28
One has nothing to do with the other. NaturalHigh Oct 2016 #41
so RW militants can take over fed facil's with rifles and wordpix Oct 2016 #19
of course it will. barbtries Oct 2016 #20
almost inevitable lapfog_1 Oct 2016 #26
What was the estimate on damages? JonathanRackham Oct 2016 #30
We need to rid ourselves awoke_in_2003 Oct 2016 #42
That's like throwing out the baby with the bathwater. NaturalHigh Oct 2016 #43
You're right, of course awoke_in_2003 Oct 2016 #57
I get paid by my company too. NaturalHigh Oct 2016 #58
I really wish I would get picked once awoke_in_2003 Oct 2016 #59
I was on a jury for a civil case. NaturalHigh Oct 2016 #60
Juries in free states used to refuse to convict under the Fugitive Slave Act. Nuclear Unicorn Oct 2016 #46
Good point. NaturalHigh Oct 2016 #48
Valid point. nt awoke_in_2003 Oct 2016 #56
what is guilty here might be innocent there dembotoz Oct 2016 #61
does the pope shit in the woods? spanone Oct 2016 #49
Not to my knowledge. NaturalHigh Oct 2016 #50
One of these jerks asked me, after he heard I was left-of-center: Eleanors38 Oct 2016 #51
LOL...good retort. NaturalHigh Oct 2016 #52
is water wet? DonCoquixote Oct 2016 #54
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