Posted on 07/17/2013 2:53:11 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
A member of the jury that found George Zimmerman not guilty in the shooting death of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin called for changes in Florida's self-defense law, which she said gave jurors no option but to acquit the defendant.
The juror's statement adds to pleas from around the country to change the Stand Your Ground laws that more than 30 states have adopted. In Florida, demonstrators occupied a part of the governor's office demanding that the state repeal or curtail its 2005 law.
With her identity kept secret, the juror, designated B-37, gave an interview to CNN on Monday that stirred further debate in the case that captivated the U.S. public and triggered lengthy discussions about race, guns and self-defense laws.
After receiving a torrent of criticism, including a statement to CNN from four other jurors who said she did not speak for them, the juror issued a statement further stressing her position that Florida's self-defense law, commonly known as Stand Your Ground, forced the jury to vote not guilty....
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Which basically the prosecution was hoping for — VERY unethical on their part.
Just my opinion.
This stupid bitch is doing great harm to our legal system, as is Obama (intentionally).
How to get fame, book contracts and go on talk shows and make money. Be a juror.
YES....jurors, witnesses, etc....should all be forbidden from discussing the case....especially that friend of “O’s” son, who is part of the “new” generation....what a circus.
Over the past few years I have begun withholding empathy and sympathy from liberals I know who have been victims of criminals.
It really fries 'em, and never occurs to them that I am only returning their attitude about my right of self defense.
Lawyers LOVE to see the SYG laws abolished. This is the ultimate pay day and one of the reasons why the law with its immunities were passed in the first place, because of shyster attorneys who no matter the circumstances see some form of payday via negligence suits everywhere. The only time about attorneys I am happy is when I see one ambulence chaser suing another over some form of malpractice.
I think she may have gotten significant death threats.
stand your ground should be enshried in all constitutions.
..just rooters muddying the waters keeping the masses confused. I’m sure buy now this juror knows the difference between the two
Next shoe to drop will be charges of jury misconduct so the verdict can be set aside and we can go thru this train wreck again.
By the end of the week she will be appearing at a press conference with Jasmine Rand and the Scheme Teamers calling for the jury verdict to be overturned.
I think a good street cleaner T-shirt is in order here...
BYOUsi
the tort reform aspect should be expanded into an absolute bar to ANY civil liability. In fact a lawys should be required to sign due dilligence affidavits which make them PERSONALLY responsible if they fail to check for a not guilty.
Trayvon had a duty to retreat. Instead, he attacked and thus became a felonious criminal
He was not brought to trial because justice was done. He was dead
Yhis person sounds like Sybil Dorsett. Who will she be next?
Uh...no.
I have no evidence to doubt it’s not.
I can’t help but think that any ongoing commentary by the jurors is going to be bad news for GZ. Eric the Red et. al. will come up with some “penumbra” in the law that says they can nullify the verdict if there’s “reason to believe” the jury was confused, coerced, blah blah blah. Crazy, sure, but the Left is out for blood. I put absolutely NOTHING past these commies. Ladies of the Jury, shut up!
31 posted on Wednesday, July 17, 2013 9:03:23 AM by workerbee (The President of the United States is DOMESTIC ENEMY #1)
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