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In reply to the discussion: ‘Off the charts unbelievable': Will acquittal of Oregon refuge occupiers embolden extremists? [View all]A jury that had made its decision...and needed to get rid of the one juror who wouldn't make it unanimous!
Remember the former BLM employee who was removed and then replaced by an alternate? How much would it take to convince the new juror to vote with the majority?
Either scenario is possible!
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‘Off the charts unbelievable': Will acquittal of Oregon refuge occupiers embolden extremists? [View all]
NaturalHigh
Oct 2016
OP
No, this was a unanimous acquittal. Each and every juror was a nutjob extremist nt
geek tragedy
Oct 2016
#9
It's all over the place on the usual Bundy pages. Probably, out on the Extremist websites, too.
Hugin
Oct 2016
#62
obviously laying siege to a residential compound with children inside isn't called for
geek tragedy
Oct 2016
#24
which is why cases of armed insurrection should not be trusted to juries, outsourcing
geek tragedy
Oct 2016
#18
lol, the Bundy occupiers are now 'innocents' in your estimation? cool story bro
geek tragedy
Oct 2016
#25
Juries in free states used to refuse to convict under the Fugitive Slave Act.
Nuclear Unicorn
Oct 2016
#46