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I accept the jury's decision [View all] cleveramerican Jul 2013 OP
He is not guilty of the charges, but he guilty of killing martin. dem in texas Jul 2013 #1
Manslauter would have been a gift... lame54 Jul 2013 #54
Key word "reasonable". mzmolly Jul 2013 #2
I agree with the Key word being "reasonable". KarenS Jul 2013 #8
Reasonable is left up to each juror to decide for themselves. ohheckyeah Jul 2013 #17
I think it should have been defined. mzmolly Jul 2013 #26
"Reasonable doubt" is never defined in ohheckyeah Jul 2013 #29
I would disagree with that. mzmolly Jul 2013 #38
You can disagree with that all you want, ohheckyeah Jul 2013 #39
Tell that to O'Mawa. mzmolly Jul 2013 #41
There's no definition of reasonable doubt there. n/t ohheckyeah Jul 2013 #42
The entire presentation mzmolly Jul 2013 #46
But, it doesn't define it. ohheckyeah Jul 2013 #47
The heck it doesn't. mzmolly Jul 2013 #48
Well, if you think the lawyer's hand out ohheckyeah Jul 2013 #49
I think a lawyers hand out, sadly informed mzmolly Jul 2013 #50
That's because there is no real alternate or definitive definition. n/t ohheckyeah Jul 2013 #59
Too bad O'Mara pretended he got to define that mzmolly Jul 2013 #61
That's the way it's set up... lame54 Jul 2013 #55
I do not accept the jury's decision RC Jul 2013 #3
were you there sitting in the jury box? cleveramerican Jul 2013 #6
The facts of the trial are public. RC Jul 2013 #9
You know better than the jury does? cleveramerican Jul 2013 #11
Do you feel the same about the OJ mzmolly Jul 2013 #13
I do cleveramerican Jul 2013 #32
I this case, probably I do. RC Jul 2013 #14
Do you truly think juries always reach the right decision; PA Democrat Jul 2013 #16
They always reach THEIR decision cleveramerican Jul 2013 #28
True justice demands that they leave their prejudices and ideology at the courtroom door. PA Democrat Jul 2013 #33
I watched every second of the trial... Punkingal Jul 2013 #52
There was a pundit on TV who said that unfortunately there were only two witnesses and one Cleita Jul 2013 #4
You caught up with the case on the evening news. That's the problem right there. Liberal_Stalwart71 Jul 2013 #5
How did you follow it? cleveramerican Jul 2013 #7
All I saw was one short blurb on the local news. RC Jul 2013 #12
Written reports are devoid of biases and emotional baggage? cleveramerican Jul 2013 #20
12 people? MattBaggins Jul 2013 #58
Facts. There are facts. Cooley Hurd Jul 2013 #10
The verdict is a fact too cleveramerican Jul 2013 #15
You haven't been paying attention. rgbecker Jul 2013 #18
I did not say" they must be right" cleveramerican Jul 2013 #24
Self defense could justifty the shooting. Travis_0004 Jul 2013 #35
Uh, just a slight correction, premium Jul 2013 #19
The verdict is not a fact. It's a mal-interpretation of the facts. Cooley Hurd Jul 2013 #23
"(S)top turning trials into TV shows" NaturalHigh Jul 2013 #21
there was a bit of "who's getting thrown off the island" tone to waiting for the verdict. cleveramerican Jul 2013 #25
No doubt. NaturalHigh Jul 2013 #36
What is accepted mstinamotorcity2 Jul 2013 #22
Thanks, I agree, elleng Jul 2013 #27
Zimmerman is just another responsible gun owner murderer who got away with it.n/t Blackford Jul 2013 #30
Oh, it's you. Not surprised. Ikonoklast Jul 2013 #31
wish I knew what you mean cleveramerican Jul 2013 #37
20 yrs ago I sat on a jury of a young man in his 20's charged with having a joint in his car. Booster Jul 2013 #34
+1. It's the laws of the system, not the jury Catherina Jul 2013 #40
of course you do RetroLounge Jul 2013 #43
I accept the Jury's desision. I do not agree but it is what it is. Walter-White Jul 2013 #44
Welcome to DU. NaturalHigh Jul 2013 #45
Thanks. Been lurking for awhile figured it was a good time to start posting. Walter-White Jul 2013 #53
I don' think you'll get your wish, not for a while. NaturalHigh Jul 2013 #57
In total agreement aka-chmeee Jul 2013 #51
I accept the jury's decision but I'll stand by my claim that it's a stupid ass decision. Initech Jul 2013 #56
Really you have no way of changing their decision any more Rex Jul 2013 #60
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