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bigdarryl

(13,190 posts) Sat Jul 13, 2013, 10:33 PM Jul 2013

Hate to say this but the fix was in when they excluded those 7 African Americans

It's toxic to have an ALL white jury when a black person is the defendant or a white person on trial for killing a black person it's just a fact that you have to have blacks and other minorities on a jury

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Hate to say this but the fix was in when they excluded those 7 African Americans (Original Post) bigdarryl Jul 2013 OP

Exactly African Americans have been shut out gopiscrap Jul 2013 #1

It's like the 1950s all over again. leveymg Jul 2013 #2

An all-white jury is not a jury of anyone's peers Horse with no Name Jul 2013 #3

Accusing the jury of being racists, with no evidence? Nye Bevan Jul 2013 #4

It's not about being racist it's the fact bigdarryl Jul 2013 #6

If you are white, you have a biased perspective. That much is sure. Gravitycollapse Jul 2013 #7

Both sides had a say in the jury selection Travis_0004 Jul 2013 #5

gopiscrap

(23,761 posts)

1. Exactly African Americans have been shut out

Reply to bigdarryl (Original post)

Sat Jul 13, 2013, 10:34 PM

Jul 2013

of the legal process.

leveymg

(36,418 posts)

2. It's like the 1950s all over again.

Reply to bigdarryl (Original post)

Sat Jul 13, 2013, 10:35 PM

Jul 2013

Horse with no Name

(33,956 posts)

3. An all-white jury is not a jury of anyone's peers

Reply to bigdarryl (Original post)

Sat Jul 13, 2013, 10:35 PM

Jul 2013

we do not live in an all-white country...but, that was the only way the trial could be fixed, so, there you go.

Nye Bevan

(25,406 posts)

4. Accusing the jury of being racists, with no evidence?

Reply to bigdarryl (Original post)

Sat Jul 13, 2013, 10:36 PM

Jul 2013

Nice.

bigdarryl

(13,190 posts)

6. It's not about being racist it's the fact

Reply to Nye Bevan (Reply #4)

Sat Jul 13, 2013, 10:45 PM

Jul 2013

That a lot of whites don't understand the everyday lives of black people and the culture

Gravitycollapse

(8,155 posts)

7. If you are white, you have a biased perspective. That much is sure.

Reply to Nye Bevan (Reply #4)

Sat Jul 13, 2013, 10:46 PM

Jul 2013

Hence, the jury is suppose to be well rounded.

Travis_0004

(5,417 posts)

5. Both sides had a say in the jury selection

Reply to bigdarryl (Original post)

Sat Jul 13, 2013, 10:37 PM

Jul 2013

They choose the 6 that they thought best selected them. There is no point in making excuses now.

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