It was a jury of the officer's peers since Castile is dead and it was the officer on trial. And with demographics being what they are and since the defense is p

It was a jury of the officer's peers since Castile is dead and it was the officer on trial. And with demographics being what they are and since the defense is permitted to evaluate and whittle down the jury pool ... > There were just two black people on the jury of Castile’s supposed peers. Juror One was a young African American man who “works as a shift manager at Wendy’s and personal care attendant for his mom.” He expressed some lack of faith in the criminal justice system, reportedly expressing a belief that “the wealthy and powerful could get off in the legal system because they could hire better attorneys.” Juror 8 was an 18-year-old Ethiopian American who has lived in the U.S. since age 10. The Tribune notes that “the defense tried to strike her due to unfamiliarity with the U.S. legal system, but the judge denied the attempt.” > The rest of those selected for the jury were overwhelmingly middle-aged white Minnesotans, many of whom expressly stated support for police or a belief in the infallibility of the criminal justice system. http://www.salon.com/2017/06/23/the-philando-castile-jury-was-stacked-with-pro-gun-pro-cop-middle-aged-white-people_partner/ http://www.salon.com/2017/06/23/the-philando-castile-jury-wa...