This is called jury nullification and when whites understand the concept, racial injustice will be less frequent.
Jury nullification has a long history and a proper role.
Properly used, nullification can be used to overturn unjust laws, because the jury decides that violation of that law should not be regarded as a crime deserving punishment.
In this case, those jurors declared that a black man murdering a white woman should not be punished. The white community needs to take note of what lives among them.
“This is called jury nullification….”
Bullcrap. Jury nullification was designed so jurors can judge whether or not the law is just. Laws against murder are clearly just.
This is nothing but an pathetic attempt at vengeance. These jurors should be indicted, tried, and convicted for perjury.
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“racial injustice will be less frequent.”
What racial injustice??
“This is called jury nullification “
Jury nullification is about unjust laws the government passes, not practicing racism.
What is unjust about a law against committing murder? Should people who murder other people in their own homes after the murderer has broken in walk free? This is not jury Nullification. But this is Free Republic. Where many here thought the Three Musketeers from Georgia committed no crime[s]. The Jury, State of Georgia, and Judge felt otherwise.