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Jury breakdown so far in George Floyd case (Original Post) USAFRetired_Liberal Mar 2021 OP
I'm going to stay positive about this. GUILTY secondwind Mar 2021 #1
I wouldn't make a guess on any result based on makeup of the jury. I want to believe the judgement napi21 Mar 2021 #2
Me too USAFRetired_Liberal Mar 2021 #4
More Likely Hung sfstaxprep Mar 2021 #3
True USAFRetired_Liberal Mar 2021 #5
I predict a hung jury by the racial makeup so far...sadly Beachnutt Mar 2021 #6
The world knows it was murder. Joinfortmill Mar 2021 #7
Won't be "not guilty," but the jury could hang. Hoyt Mar 2021 #8
Hung Jury Mary in S. Carolina Mar 2021 #9

napi21

(45,806 posts)
2. I wouldn't make a guess on any result based on makeup of the jury. I want to believe the judgement
Thu Mar 11, 2021, 07:57 PM
Mar 2021

will be based on information presented & not biased.

USAFRetired_Liberal

(4,167 posts)
4. Me too
Thu Mar 11, 2021, 08:01 PM
Mar 2021

But past cases like this and those jurors show me a different reality...,hope I am wrong though...if they vote guilty then I would be pleasantly surprised , not guilty then I am not shocked

sfstaxprep

(9,998 posts)
3. More Likely Hung
Thu Mar 11, 2021, 08:00 PM
Mar 2021

I don't think there will be 12 jurors voting to acquit. On flip side, don't think they'll get 12 to convict either.

 

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
8. Won't be "not guilty," but the jury could hang.
Thu Mar 11, 2021, 08:20 PM
Mar 2021

Chauvin is clearly guilty of something significant. In some of the other cases, the defense can at least argue the policeman made a judgment call, or something. But Chauvin would still be kneeling on handcuffed Floyd if given a chance.

 

Mary in S. Carolina

(1,364 posts)
9. Hung Jury
Thu Mar 11, 2021, 11:01 PM
Mar 2021

I agree that it is going to be a hung jury, having said that, MN in general is a liberal state where many white people see an American killed by a pig. My opinion, we need more black people on the jury, even in MN.

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