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On the other hand, we're supposed to be judged by a jury of our peers so, demographics aside, it's disturbing how often a person of color is convicted by a prim
by curun1r 11y ago
On the other hand, we're supposed to be judged by a jury of our peers so, demographics aside, it's disturbing how often a person of color is convicted by a primarily white jury. We're seeing nationwide testimony, by how certain isolated events are receiving reactions that indicate that they aren't isolated, that police misconduct towards minorities is far more common that we white people would like to believe. And yet this story shows just how easy it would be for the minority jury members (both in terms of race and dissenting opinion) to cave in and allow someone to be convicted based almost entirely on the presupposition that the police did nothing wrong.
- AndyKelley 11y ago> On the other hand, we're supposed to be judged by a jury of our peers so, demographics aside, it's disturbing how often a person of color is convicted by a primarily white jury. What the hell? Are you saying that people of color are automatically peers with each other because of their race? peer: a person of the same age, status, or ability as another specified person.
- the_ancient 11y ago>peer: a person of the same age, status, or ability as another specified person. If that is your defination of a peer then it is likely this person was not judged by their peers... a "peer" to the government is any citizen living in the jurisdiction of the court forming the jury....
- morgante 11y agoA jury of your peers does not mean a jury of your race. The United States is a white majority country. Of course the majority of jurors are white, even when the defendant is black.