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How is there not a single african american on this jury? nt (Original Post)
LaydeeBug
Jul 2013
OP
Not certain, but disenfranchised people are less likely to have licenses or be registered to vote.
NYC_SKP
Jul 2013
#3
They probably drew their jurors from a list of Registered Voters. All the names of color had already
Vincardog
Jul 2013
#9
Here are links to two DU posts from around the beginning of the trial. One has the
bike man
Jul 2013
#13
dorkzilla
(5,141 posts)1. There *may* be one...
From what I've heard (could be wrong), all were women, five of the six were white, five of the six were mothers.
BlueToTheBone
(3,747 posts)2. It's a jury of his "peers"
and he is "white"? Okay. Every non-white if Florida knew Zimmerman flat out killed Trayvon Martin.
galileoreloaded
(2,571 posts)4. Who needs a verdict or a race war. We have statements like this.
BlueToTheBone
(3,747 posts)5. And yet, we have both. n/t
galileoreloaded
(2,571 posts)8. We do? Are you drinking tonight? Nt
BlueToTheBone
(3,747 posts)10. Yes.
NYC_SKP
(68,644 posts)3. Not certain, but disenfranchised people are less likely to have licenses or be registered to vote.
Or own real estate or other things that put them in the juror pool.
Also, the fact that so many are locked up in prison can't help much.
The system works.
JaneyVee
(19,877 posts)7. Defense chooses jury.
Vincardog
(20,234 posts)9. They probably drew their jurors from a list of Registered Voters. All the names of color had already
been removed.
frylock
(34,825 posts)11. good question, considering that martin appears to be the one on trial here
GiaGiovanni
(1,247 posts)12. I was rather surprised that there were no men on the jury
Any reason why not?
bike man
(620 posts)13. Here are links to two DU posts from around the beginning of the trial. One has the
jury makeup, the other has a link to an article regarding the selection of this jury.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014513477 This is an OP re the final selection for the jury
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014511896#post5 This response has a link to an article about the process of selecting that jury.
Lady Freedom Returns
(14,198 posts)14. Good finds!
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