[luv2ski]

"The jury pool is just what Nifong knew it would be." Don't worry about the jury. Should this ever get that far, the jury will be the only ones with any common sense.

I totally agree. Although the comments of Durham residents posted here this morning are shocking to say the least, I still believe that a jury will be more thoughtful in their deliberation should this hoax go to trial. We all need to keep in mind that the defense attorneys will have the right to strike clueless jurors from the pool. There are many Durham residents that have been posting here and on other blogs that are clearly biased towards the defense. I don't believe that even a biased jury could convict the Duke 3 with NO evidence of rape.

[SarahUSC]

Once people get in the jury box and take the oath to be a juror they take that responsibility very seriously. But in these high profile cases, especially one like this with the racial factor, things have a tendency to go haywire. People tend to be very influenced by personal feelings and sometimes disregard the evidence.

I have no idea if that would happen here, but it's a possibility. One thing's for sure - Nifong will play to any personal resentments against the players that jurors might have. He has nothing else. In a weird way he has nothing to lose, which is probably why he is so carefree and obnoxious in court.

[jennyd]

I wish I had your optimism.
The jurors are going to be picked based on them not following the case, not using the Internet, etc. So, basically, intelligent educated people are not going to make it on the jury.