Quote:Bull. Shit.No this is what's bullshit.
Almost any case? Really? Almost every murder trial has a threat of public rioting? Are you sure about that? Almost all trials had mobs of people backed by public officials threatening to go ape while the details of jurors were widely available?
This is fantasy land now. Look, I get you all like the verdict. Fine, whatever. Don't care. But are we really humoring this as a counter-point?
Lets be real, there is going to be a retrial and when it happens it won't be because Chauvin is innocent or guilty. That will have zero bearing. It will be because irresponsible asshats decided that political posturing and communicating the extent of their displeasure was more important than ensuring they didn't interfere with a fair trial.
You should be just as bothered by this if not more as not only does it set a terrible precedent for how people should conduct themselves during any important trial but it could potentially give Chauvin the means to a reduced sentence when things have cooled down on him and the heat is on someone else
"Change was inevitable"
Nemo sicut deus debet esse!
“No matter what men think, abortion is a fact of life. Women have always had them; they always have and they always will. Are they going to have good ones or bad ones? Will the good ones be reserved for the rich, while the poor women go to quacks?”
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Nemo sicut deus debet esse!
“No matter what men think, abortion is a fact of life. Women have always had them; they always have and they always will. Are they going to have good ones or bad ones? Will the good ones be reserved for the rich, while the poor women go to quacks?”
–SHIRLEY CHISHOLM