re: I was a member of the jury on the Garrett Ward trial. AMA.

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Felt like he overreacted due to being drunk, being entitled, and not hanging out in urban environments like Nola very much. Also felt like he had anger issues since he was very possessive of her (would randomly check her texts) and hit her at hot tin right before he went downstairs to cool off or whatever he was doing.

They at the end did the whole “I’m not racist I have black friends” defense by showing us pictures with him and people of color.

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Man he was screwed with a jury thinking like this, no offense but now I see why 2nd degree murder was majority

Feelings aren’t evidence

But I do appreciate your insight and sharing, that makes for doing your civic duty

I actually agree with you for once

She was very evasive and contradicted herself several times. Clearly did not want to be there and was visibly upset because they were really tough on her. As she was leaving someone in her party called Williams an a-hole. At any rate, she said he was a nice guy but drank too much and slapped her at the bar then left. She went downstairs to get her phone then left with a coworker who she later called creepy (defense tried to paint the co worker as an agitator because he had the hits for the girlfriend). Then she said despite being with ward for 8 more months that they never talked about the incident.

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You actually picked one of the more reasonable and thought-provoking posts in this thread to inject your racist and classist world view into Keep viewing the world through that lens of yours, while claiming everyone else is the problem

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100% and I’m pretty liberal. Also there should have been a change of venue. I’d have died on that hill above all else. I wonder if that was sought in pre trial motion practice?

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11/12 people thought that the story that Jackson cut him while robbing him was a lie.

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Why is that? Because the victim's history did not show any signs of violence or robbery?

Or was it because the guilty had a history of punching beggars of color because he is white, privileged man?

I withdraw the 3rd question unless it is relevant.

Last question, what was your theory on why he beat that man?

Murder requires intent to cause death not serious bodily injury and death results. That’s the standard at least in Texas. It seems like neither side educated the jury on the actual legal elements of both charges.

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At any rate, she said he was a nice guy but drank too much and slapped her at the bar then left.

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Where did ward go to high school?

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I think Dunham, from what I have read

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Sure, but OP hasn’t really explained any evidence and said it was 10-2 2nd degree murder with the jury, and using phrases like “entitled” and “wasn’t used to urban environments” is yikes

I just want to hear more about why/what evidence made him “entitled”, what evidence made him “not used to urban environments”, etc since there doesn’t seem to be a lot of hard facts it was just character testimony

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It surely doesnt help his case that he physically assaulted his girlfriend prior to beating a frail homeless man to death