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Zimmerman jury is homogeneous -- and dangerous
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Posted on 06/21/2013 11:34:56 AM PDT by MNDude

Zimmerman’s jury is 100 percent women and 0 percent African-American.

This jury needed at least one African-American jury member, and one male. The selected panel can certainly be “impartial,” but because previous racially charged trials focused on the jury, the Zimmerman trial attorneys should have been aware of how the make-up could impact responses outside of the courtroom and, potentially, to the safety of the jurors.

The George Zimmerman prosecution and defense teams should have considered the potential for such a response in this case, because race was at issue from the outset.

This case should not be about race, but the attorneys’ failure to pick a more diverse group of six people is certain to reignite the issue, especially if the 100 percent all-female/non-African-American jury finds Mr. Zimmerman not guilty.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2013/06/21/zimmerman-jury-homogenous-dangerous/?test=latestnews#ixzz2WsSszZXG

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To: showme_the_Glory

Where do we send the check for Pulitzer, now that you proved you can state the blindingly obvious before that other guy?


101 posted on 06/21/2013 8:05:48 PM PDT by Cyber Liberty (I am a dissident. Will you join me? My name is John....)
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