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In situations like the Chauvin trial, can a jury be protected?

Posted on 4/20/21 at 9:01 pm
Posted by SUB
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Posted on 4/20/21 at 9:01 pm
It doesn't seem like juries were meant to function as they did for this high profile trial. How can we expect jury members to honestly deliberate and make a decision without being influenced by outsiders and / or the fear of being outed if they don't comply with the mob? Is it possible to have a truly anonymous set of jurors, where the members of the jury can serve as they were meant to, without fear of retaliation? I'm sure it could be done, where only a few people know their identities.

IMO, a jury should operate like an anonymous messageboard, such as this one, which would give jurors much more freedom to express their ideas and opinions without fear of retaliation. Instead, the jury in a high profile case like this one operates more like a private group on facebook, where there is a pretext that it is private but it really isn't.
Posted by MrFizzle
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Posted on 4/20/21 at 9:04 pm to
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Posted by LegendInMyMind
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Posted on 4/20/21 at 9:04 pm to
Why protect them when you can direct them?
Posted by jimbeam
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Posted on 4/20/21 at 9:05 pm to
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Is it possible to have a truly anonymous set of jurors, where the members of the jury can serve as they were meant to, without fear of retaliation?
Not if MSM wants them to make decisions a certain way
Posted by hg
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Posted on 4/20/21 at 9:07 pm to
Why even have them in the court room where they can be seen by everyone?
Posted by SUB
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Posted on 4/20/21 at 9:09 pm to
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How the hell do you know it wasn’t “really private” lol.


Do the jurors not learn enough about each other to leak their identity if they want?
Posted by MrFizzle
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Posted on 4/20/21 at 9:10 pm to
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Posted by Sao
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Posted on 4/20/21 at 9:11 pm to
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LegendInMyMind


You really respond to each and every single Dim thread, don't you
Posted by MrFizzle
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Posted on 4/20/21 at 9:11 pm to
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Posted by dagrippa
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Posted on 4/20/21 at 9:12 pm to
do what the mob wants or you and your family will burn or be torn apart
Posted by LegendInMyMind
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Posted on 4/20/21 at 9:15 pm to
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You really respond to each and every single Dim thread, don't you

I don't think all of them. I may have missed one or two.
Posted by tigahfan747
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Posted on 4/20/21 at 9:16 pm to
They aren’t really anonymous when any Jim Bob or Jo Ann working at the courthouse probably has access to their names/information.
Posted by SUB
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Posted on 4/20/21 at 9:16 pm to
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Judges can rule that jurors can not reveal other jurors personal information, in California for example.



I assumed that was true. But the past several years have revealed that people don't give a shite about rules or the law and will find a way to leak info if they can.
Posted by MusclesofBrussels
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Posted on 4/20/21 at 9:17 pm to
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How the hell do you know it wasn’t “really private” lol. Did you read an article on Facebook?

How exactly would a jury benefit from a forum where they can express opinions anonymously from a bunch of slap dicks who don’t anything about jurisprudence?


Well, you seem smart
Posted by ellishughtiger
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Posted on 4/20/21 at 9:19 pm to
I heard most the jurors wanted to vote not guilty but Maxine Waters powerful speech swayed their decision
Posted by MrFizzle
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Posted on 4/20/21 at 9:23 pm to
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Posted by Sao
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Posted on 4/20/21 at 9:26 pm to

Did you watch Tucker and watching Blonde girl now?
Posted by NIH
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Posted on 4/20/21 at 9:27 pm to
Is this where you pretend to be the jaded independent
Posted by hg
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Posted on 4/20/21 at 9:34 pm to
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The jury was anonymous dumbass. They never showed them on screen


I’m clearly not talking about that dumb frick
Posted by PowerTool
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Posted on 4/20/21 at 9:40 pm to
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IMO, a jury should operate like an anonymous messageboard,


I don't know about that, but it's absolutely crazy that they weren't sequestered.
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