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In reply to the discussion: VERDICT , MISTRIAL ON ONE COUNT, GUILTY ON 2ND DEGREE COUNTS 2-5 GUILTY [View all]geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)64. Do you agree or disagree with the juror who bought the self-defense claim?
That means that what was presented on that count wasn't definitive enough to put this guy in Ole Sparky (or however the state sanctions murder around here these days).
The jury failed to convict a drunk racist for shooting at an unarmed, non-threatening, non-violent black kid sitting in a car. Your failure to see something wrong with that is your personal failure.
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VERDICT , MISTRIAL ON ONE COUNT, GUILTY ON 2ND DEGREE COUNTS 2-5 GUILTY [View all]
itsrobert
Feb 2014
OP
With the exception of at least one idiot who hung the jury on the murder charge
Bjorn Against
Feb 2014
#9
Dunn did not even make a self defense claim against the other three in the vehicle
Bjorn Against
Feb 2014
#17
So you don't know the facts but somehow you know the jury did what they were summoned to do
Bjorn Against
Feb 2014
#38
Do you agree or disagree with the juror who bought the self-defense claim?
geek tragedy
Feb 2014
#64
I agree. I'm 67 and am an "old geezer." You've got a long way to go before you achieve ...
spin
Feb 2014
#34
How can one be quilty on attempted murder when the victim is dead? Seems like that would then be
jwirr
Feb 2014
#69
No they just believed that it was justifiable to be threatened by imaginary guns
JCMach1
Feb 2014
#44
Realistically, they would have settled for murder 2 if that were the only barrier to consensus.
geek tragedy
Feb 2014
#61
Don't think so, if it was a racist juror he/she would have hung on ALL counts. nt
edbermac
Feb 2014
#37
I didn't follow the trial, what evidence did they have that it was premeditated?
Hippo_Tron
Feb 2014
#84
apparenlty, someone bought the self defense story and would not go for murder 2 either.....
bettyellen
Feb 2014
#88
yeah, no matter how much you explain premeditation can only take seconds- I think people do not
bettyellen
Feb 2014
#91