Is Juror B37 Racist?

[Quixote1818]

This one is worth a watch too:

Juror B37 Reveals Twisted Views in Interview

[WovenGems]

1. Other good questions

Is the Pope Catholic?
Do bears shit in the woods?

[brush]

2. Yep! And she doesn't even know it. nt

[Quixote1818]

3. Exactly

About half the country is and doesn't even know it. And it doesn't have anything to do with hate it has to do with not having ever walked in another person's shoes or just not being sensitive to difficulties others might experience based on color etc.

[heaven05]

4. oh please

cyenk, she has NO excuse being so ignorant in this day and age. She's in her little bubble of white culture and she cannot see outside of it. She's typical of the mentality of an ignorant unassuming person who is unknowingly, on her part, racist. She is pitiful. Period. 21st century human with an 18-19 century white southern 'those people' mentality. geez

[corneliamcgillicutty]

6. In the short and historically correct meaning of the term--she is a "cracker"!

[handmade34]

8. or as Rachel Jeantel so aptly

put it... "she's old school"

[BainsBane]

5. Recursion posted a thread saying racism is an action rather than an identity

Racism is something people do. People act out racism, but that doesn't mean they are White Supremacists. I thought his point was excellent.

[Scootaloo]

9. However, it's wrong

Racism is an ideology. One that pretty much everyone in this nation of an age to consume our culture holds, to some degree. It's instilled in us that early. The question is what you do from there. Most people assume that the racism they learn is true, they embrace and accept what the culture tells them about people who look different. It's usually not a conscious decision - they just see it as "how the world is."

[BainsBane]

10. I also agree with that

but the designation of whether or not someone IS a racist doesn't explain the affect race has on us. People who consciously work against racism are still influenced by it.

[brush]

13. She's racism in action

And if you think about it, with her "those people" remark. I don't see much space between her and white supremacist, not even a sliver of light in fact.

[BainsBane]

14. I agree with the first part

but I do think there is a difference between her and white supremacists. In fact, I would wager she is a lot like a good portion of the American public.

[handmade34]

7. hmmm

"the Dunning-Kruger Effect of social awareness"

[DinahMoeHum]

11. Better question: did Juror B-37 engage in jury misconduct or perjury?

http://sync.democraticunderground.com/10023272343

http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politics/A_Juror_Speaks_Her_Mind

If you click on the Esquire link and scroll down/click on the Comments, a certain "Larry Crofford" offers some interesting food for thought:

(snip)
How in the hell did juror B-37, who once held a gun carry permit, get on that jury? People who are not cops or in the military who carry concealed weapons have at least a tiny bit of paranoia in their personalities, i.e., they fear some act of criminal violence could befall them at any moment, and probably buy into certain prejudices against the black people. Vigorous probing during voir dire might have brought her fears and prejudices to light. And were any of the potential jurors asked whether they hoped to get a book deal out of their experience? A not guilty verdict would surely be worth more money for a book than a conviction.
(snip)
I spent 30 years trying serious felonies, 7 as a defense attorney and 23 as a prosecutor, and never had the chance to try a so-called "trial of the century", but I do believe the hope of landing a book deal should be an automatic disqualifier. That's a potential financial interest in the outcome of a case. Once, several years ago, I did have a non-expert witness on the stand who in a non-responsive answer to a question opine that the victim would not have had gunshot residue on his hands because he probably had washed them before going to the police. She admitted that she had no forensic science training, but she did watch CSI on TV. TV viewing habits made it into my voir dire in every frickin' case after that.
(snip)
I've got to wonder why she changed her mind. In some states, not mine, juror misconduct can result in mistrial even after a verdict has been rendered. In my state only the defense can challenge a verdict based on misconduct. Arguably, given her rush to find a book deal, juror B37 may have had a financial interest in getting on that jury. That's a no-no.
(snip)

Just askin'. If any of you DUers are lawyers, I'd appreciate some feedback. Thanks.

[Eddie Haskell]

12. No she just doesn't like hoodies ... Unless they're pointed and white.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

15. .....heh....