• njm1314@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    I just want to say for the record that if anyone is on trial for brutally beating a KKK member and I’m on the jury I will never ever convict you. That is not a crime.

    • grue@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 months ago

      I would never say something like that on record.

      Unrelated fun fact: having that kind of record come up in voir dire would immediately get you kicked off the jury.

      • njm1314@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        If a lawyer can find this they deserve to kick me off the jury. Although I will say I’ve never been picked for a jury I think I’m Kryptonite the most lawyers.

      • moistclump@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        Unfortunately jury nullification also has a very racist history. Not to say it can’t be used for good now!

        • hoshikarakitaridia@lemmy.world
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          2 months ago

          As long as it still exists, use it for good I guess.

          We can’t change the system in a day, but we can use the tricks that racists use to nudge it in the proper direction.

          And if they don’t like it, sure they can go ahead and remove those tricks. Only makes our system more fair and straightforward, which is a good thing.