3 Men Accused Of Kansas Mosque Bomb Plot Ask Judge For Pro-Trump Jurors

[DonViejo]

Source: Associated Press




By ROXANA HEGEMAN Published DECEMBER 11, 2017 11:23 AM

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Three men accused of plotting to bomb a mosque and apartment complex housing Somali refugees asked a federal judge Friday to include prospective jurors from rural western Kansas because they are twice as likely to have voted for President Donald Trump.

A defense motion argues that plans to only summon citizens in the more urban counties closest to the federal courthouse in Wichita is a discriminatory practice that excludes rural and conservative jurors. The trial begins March 19.

Gavin Wright, Patrick Stein and Curtis Allen are charged with conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction and conspiracy against civil rights for allegedly planning to detonate truck bombs in the meatpacking town of Garden City the day after the November 2016 election. Wright also faces a charge of lying to the FBI. The three men, who were indicted in October 2016, have pleaded not guilty.

“This case is uniquely political because much of the anticipated evidence will center around, and was in reaction to, the 2016 Presidential election,” defense attorneys wrote.

Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/three-men-accused-kansas-mosque-bomb-plot-request-pro-trump-jurors

[TheCowsCameHome]

1. Yeah, right. It's called Select-an-Asshole

[Scarsdale]

3. Amen!

Maybe tRump can record a message of support for them, too?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. Lawyers are obligated to defend their clients with every argument or theory

that the law permits, but hoo boy, these lawyers are sure stretching that concept. And it doesn't speak well for Trumpists, when you think you need them on the jury in order for your white-supremacist domestic terrorist clients to get a fair trial. "They also argued the case will require jurors to weigh whether the alleged conduct constitutes a crime or whether it is constitutionally protected speech and assembly and the right to bear arms." Seriously? Plotting to bomb a mosque and an apartment complex full of refugees is an exercise of free speech? Is the federal public defenders' office scraping the bottom of the barrel, or underneath the barrel? I thought they hired lawyers who at least managed to pass the bar exam on their eleventh try.

[cab67]

7. I was unaware a truckload of explosives was protected by the second amendment.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

8. That, too.

"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear large quantities of explosives with which to blow up buildings full of innocent civilians, shall not be infringed."

[47of74]

11. Of course the NRA thinks nuclear weapons should be possessed by every idiot

[Faux pas]

4. Kickin' with disgust

[Bengus81]

5. I can understand that,one of these asshats had his Trump for Pres yard sign

out proudly in front of the double wide when he was arrested. These FUCKS are TERRORISTS plain and simple and need to do serious time.

It's an apartment building which also serves as a mosque for these Somalians. They were going to park a truck with explosives at the four corners and level the building. There are at least 100+ living there many of the children. These are your Trump voters.

[dlk]

6. Stack the Jury - What a Novel Idea

[forgotmylogin]

9. This is why the process of voir-dire happens.

The jurors are interviewed and any biases can disqualify them, pro or anti the defendant.

And, this is just disgusting. "Hey, we committed terrorism, but people who like the President are likely to be more sympathetic to hate against Islam, can we have them please?"

[Initech]

10. Ah the "they hate us cause they ain't us" defense.

Let's see how well that plays, assholes.

[marble falls]

12. Jury nullification works best on TV.

[Judi Lynn]

13. This was an act directed against President Obama, explained at the end of the information:

Stein’s former attorney told the court in an earlier hearing that his client believed then-President Barack Obama would declare martial law and not recognize the validity of the election if Trump won, forcing militias to step in.

They no doubt could also be Klansmen, as the Klan has been strong in Western Kansas, sparsely populated, rural. They undoubtedly relished the idea of attacking workers who were not only Muslim, but African.

Hateful, evil, unforgivable, ignorant babies.

They need to go away for the rest of their lives for conspiring to murder the Somalian people who went to Western Kansas to work hard, at a miserable job, for far less than they were worth.

[dalton99a]

15. +1

[onenote]

14. Wow. Just wow.

[Blue_Tires]

16. GOD DAMNIT THE LAW DOESN'T WORK THAT WAY

But seriously, in 2017 who knows what the fuck could happen in that trial?

[LiberalLovinLug]

17. So basically admitting that Trump and his voters support domestic terrorism

[They_Live]

18. They want a jury of pee-ers

heh.

[Solly Mack]

19. So they are saying Trump voters are OK with terrorism and attempted murder

as long as you're going after people of color.

But then we already knew that.

[Jopin Klobe]

20. Let me get this straight ...

... these hics who were plotting to bomb Black foreigners on American soil are complaining about "a discriminatory practice" ...

... nothing like learning how to think with "Home Skoolin'" ...

... if a hic teaches a hic, you get an exponential hic ...

[jmowreader]

21. This SHOULD be an open-and-shut case

Even if they pack the jury with rural voters, planning to bomb a building SHOULD get you sent to prison.