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I know it won't suffice, because there are some people posting here at DU that this case fell apart because a 1st degree conviction was being sought by the prosecution, but it was obvious to many others, that it was entirely due to the self defense BS story, and it would not have mattered if only the lowest manslaughter charge had been sought.
A juror is now talking, saying that she and others wanted ANY murder conviction, but from the 1st hour of deliberations, there were 2 jurors who would not budge from buying into the self defense story, and that no progress was made in changing their minds throughout the 30 hours.
All it takes is 1 or 2 racists to hang the jury, and that's exactly what happened. This case was decided at jury selection, and just like with the OJ jury, NOTHING the prosecution said was going to change these bigots' minds.
SoCalMusicLover
(3,194 posts)The exclusive interview with the juror will air tonight.
Turbineguy
(37,291 posts)will cost the state a second trial.
Let's hope they don't mind taxes to pay for it.
former9thward
(31,936 posts)Prosecutors always say that after a hung jury and most often than not let it drop in a few months.
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)He has to be convicted of that one, or there will be further lynchings by SYG.
Majority on the jury wanted to do the right thing, only a couple of racist shitheels dissented.
All they need to do is focus more on how drunk he was and how racist and angry he is, and hammer home that he needed to be reasonable in his belief that the unarmed black kid sitting in a car was a threat.
this was a hate crime, and they can't let it just go
VanillaRhapsody
(21,115 posts)without finding at least ONE that could NEVER convict a White man of murdering a Black youth...
and THAT would hang the jury.