Posted on 11/04/2021 9:15:10 AM PDT by Olog-hai
A juror in Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder trial was dismissed Thursday after a court security officer reported that the man told a joke about the police shooting of Jacob Blake, which set off protests in the Wisconsin city where Rittenhouse is accused of shooting three people.
Kenosha County Circuit Judge Bruce Schroeder said the security officer reported the remarks earlier this week. Prosecutor Thomas Binger said the remarks as shared showed racial bias. Blake, who is Black, was shot by a white Kenosha police officer and left partially paralyzed.
When Schroeder called the juror into the courtroom to discuss what he said, the juror said he didn’t want to repeat his comments. But Schroeder said it was “clear that the appearance of bias is present and it would seriously undermine the outcome of the case” and that the juror would be dismissed.
The juror then responded: “It wasn’t anything to do with the case. It wasn’t anything to do with Kyle.” …
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The state is proving the defense case.....LOL
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I will have to remember that, should I ever be called to jury duty.
Make jokes.
Wouldn’t good reporting include retelling the joke?
Don’t tell me about a joke without telling the joke!
Even if Kyle is found NOT GUILTY, he will never live a life of security. They will hound him until the day he dies, and eve longer....................
Judge in Rittenhouse trial excuses older white male juror who started to tell a joke to a deputy yesterday that started, "Why did Kenosha police shoot Jacob Blake 7 times?" Juror admitted, but wouldn't repeat joke. Was excused.
My answer: "Because he didn't have 8 rounds."
Easier than that. Just show up wearing the wrong kind of T-Shirt or reading one of those cute little New Testaments handed out by the Gideon Society.
Or reading out loud the constitution.
This:
“The lead detective in the Kyle Rittenhouse case is the nephew of the mayor who let Kenosha burn
And the DA prosecuting Kyle is the mayor’s first cousin
Meet the Antaramian family”
is also in the thread.
Prosobiac gets around....
The speedy trial part is entertaining.
The judge asked the juror if he wanted to repeat the joke and he said no. At that point the judge dismissed him.
Eliminating a potential pro-Kyle juror.
Depends on where he goes. Appalachia is a forgiving place but it is not a good place to look for trouble
And the AP didn’t say what the joke was.
That’s why we need good investigative reporters.
My last call to duty included that I cannot wear any graphic clothing “regarding political positions or alcohol consumption”.
In doing so, I would be found in contempt for attempting to avoid duty ($$).
YMMV
So now we know the security team in the courthouse is working for the prosecutor. The fact that the juror was “reported” could bias the jury the other way as they will no longer feel free to speak their minds.
LOL.
Had an old friend in another state. We kept in touch via Facebook (no longer). One Friday he mentioned on FB that he had jury duty on Monday morning and was not really looking forward to it. Another old friend joked about getting out of jury duty and my solution was to just make sure the defendant got a swift and fair trial and then hang him.
Monday morning, he’s seated in the jury box and the judge takes out a piece of paper and asks my old friend if he knew me and the other old friend.
He’s taken aback but says, yes, we’are old friends from high school and we have been in touch the past couple of years via social media.
Haha, the judge says he’s dismissed without further explanation.
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