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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe secret Trump juror that gets selected in this case.
There may be one. A stealth hidden supporter of Trump for maybe 4 years. He/she has heard a lot of stuff on the internets telling him/her that Trump is the best thing to happen to us since Billionaire tax cuts.
He/she listens to the evidence. Then the jurors get to discuss the verdict. Doubt sincerely an ill informed person will stick their neck out to make it a hung jury.
tinrobot
(10,927 posts)They'll realize he's not larger than life. He's a decaying old man.
OAITW r.2.0
(24,791 posts)Where are the exits and how do I find this idiot guilty?
brooklynite
(95,050 posts)Prosecutors are more competent that the blogosphere gives them credit for.
OAITW r.2.0
(24,791 posts)I'd like to know what you mean. I give the Party about $3K/year and I don't want to capitalize on it...how about you?
brooklynite
(95,050 posts)It's right in the headline. Prosecutors know how to pick fair juries.
OAITW r.2.0
(24,791 posts)Prosecutor and Defense cannot know what potential juror's or witnesses really think. Neither has direct mind access...at least at this point in my life.
11-1, think about how that plays out.
Drum
(9,219 posts)Ocelot II
(116,019 posts)One thing both sides will have done is check out prospective jurors' social media, and it's more than likely that the views of a hard-core Trumper will be reflected in their social media posts (which they probably wouldn't have deleted, those being precious to them) and other background.
OAITW r.2.0
(24,791 posts)HUNG JURY is a social nightmare. I'm expecting the 2 lawyers in the jury will help explain the legal realities to the rest of the jurors.
brooklynite
(95,050 posts)OAITW r.2.0
(24,791 posts)brooklynite
(95,050 posts)...but your "question" is being asked of people who have absolutely no basis for an informed answer other than their personal hopes and fears, So what';s the point?
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The Bopper
(188 posts)If we all remember, they had to prosecute Blagovich twice because he had a single not guilty verdict the first time, so it can happen.
Bettie
(16,151 posts)in this case, he will disappoint, bigly.
OAITW r.2.0
(24,791 posts)Just that the jury will educate the outlier.
Bettie
(16,151 posts)they will see their "heroic figure" in an entirely different way. And they might even understand that the big guys with tears in their eyes were crying from the stench!
I'm playing D&D in an online group and we're in combat, so I have time between turns and I'm not as focused as I could be, so I stated it in a not-so-clear way!
OAITW r.2.0
(24,791 posts)oh wait, that' s Chess.
Bettie
(16,151 posts)Sometimes, it's the only fun we can have!
alwaysinasnit
(5,083 posts)I imagine it will quickly get reported to the judge.
https://www.msnbc.com/all
This is a highlight from the Chris Hayes show where I believe discussion on the jury composition takes place at approx. the 5:20 mark.
OAITW r.2.0
(24,791 posts)Thanks Chris. Wish you could swap timeslots with Andrea Mitchell.
alwaysinasnit
(5,083 posts)Mark.b2
(265 posts)helps lessen the chance of a stealth Trumpy. My guess is he was feeling pretty good about the lot and thus wrapped things up.
And none of the juror profiles particularly concern me. No cops, no truckers, no cabbies, no blue-collars that I could tell...not that I expect any of those types.
Once the decision goes to the jury, it'll be a fast decision.