Zimmerman juror: Half of us at first voted to convict

CBS ^ | July 16, 2013, 4:57 AM

[chessplayer]

Three jurors in George Zimmerman's second-degree murder trial initially favored convicting him of that offense or manslaughter, but the six-woman jury ultimately voted to acquit him after more closely examining the law, a juror in the case said Monday.

[chessplayer]

And despite one juror being Hispanic or black-Hispanic, some media outlets are still claiming the jury was all white. What the hell. Any race/ethnic group in this country that isn't black is now automatically considered white?

[Williams]

I was waiting for them to run with this.

[over3Owithabrain]

They did the right thing and didn’t let their emotions rule. A 20 hour deliberation is not bad at all. The law and the facts were clear.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Isn't that what jury deliberations are all about?

People coming in with different perceptions and coming to a consensus?

I thought "consensus" was sacred?

[Political Junkie Too]

some media outlets are still claiming the jury was all white. What the hell.

The new rule is that Hispanics are still Hispanic when it comes to voting, but they're White when it comes to trials.

-PJ

[ilgipper]

Shows the prosecution had some success with their emotional plea, despite having no facts or evidence. Sadly, half the country falls easily for emotional ploys all the time.

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

A jury foreman who starts deliberation with a vote should not be foreman.

As evidenced, at least half will vote to “go home as soon as possible”.

Kinda like a synodical convention.

[Doogle]

after more closely examining the law...something the MSM refuses to do

[boomop1]

Tainted jury alert, now what, we need a seance with Trayvon.

[Buckeye McFrog]

We all voted for Swope. We each thought nobody else would.

[dragnet2]

White women will now be hunted down, raped then beaten to death in the streets...

[Gay State Conservative]

This news will very probably embolden Attorney Corporal Holder in his effort to subject GZ to double jeopardy.

[showme_the_Glory]

Persecution/Emotion vs. Defense/provable facts. Glad they finally chose the facts.

[william clark]

Sounds like they only voted correctly due to the technical requirements of the law. Doesn’t say much for them that they were so bad at evaluating the evidence itself.

[1_Rain_Drop]

"A jury foreman who starts deliberation with a vote should not be foreman."

What's wrong with starting with a vote? wouldn't that be one way to know where everyone stands and where to focus?

(I've never been a jurist)

[cuban leaf]

Shows the prosecution had some success with their emotional plea, despite having no facts or evidence. Sadly, half the country falls easily for emotional ploys all the time.

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It is the food of the court of public opinion. However, it is normal for jurors to enter the deliberation with that same emotional response while the more logical ones will easily bring them down to earth, and up to logic. And there are women who can brush the fog of emothion away long enough to remind themselves that their duty, as jurors, is to use logic and the law and not “feelings” to decide cases. Feelings matter, especially when trying to discern who is lying when all other evidence fails to resolve it, but it is a last resort and should not really be a deciding factor.

[kempster]

That was the emotional part of the decision that many of the pundits and the prosecution were hoping for.

[DannyTN]

"Shows the prosecution had some success with their emotional plea, despite having no facts or evidence. Sadly, half the country falls easily for emotional ploys all the time."

That's really scary. To me it was cut and dried. The prosecution didn't prove anything except to confirm elements of the self defense claim.

[headstamp 2]

This is the new meme the left and race pimps are running with to delegitimize the verdict.

[edcoil]

Only in global warming and political scientists community.