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[h1]Illness postpones Mehserle trial deliberations[/h1]
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_15449148?nclick_check=1
And another jury is going on vacation. The alternatives that will replace them are women, making the total headcount 9 women, 3 men.
I also read in another article that the selection process for the jury was sped up and they were looking for more liberal individuals who knew a little about the rights all officers have. That's sort of skewing things in my opinion since the jury is now more prone to lean towards the idea that "Mehserle felt threatened and therefore was right to pull out his stun gun and taser Oscar Grant" --> then that premise will lead to "While threatened, he accidentally pulled out his handgun and acted quickly..." or something along those lines. If you look at the history of similar trials involving cops(forget the race issue for a second), cops are usually found not guilty.
We'll see how this one goes. I'll avoid Oakland regardless. Those of you excited about the riots and looting are absolutely ******ed.
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_15449148?nclick_check=1
And another jury is going on vacation. The alternatives that will replace them are women, making the total headcount 9 women, 3 men.
I also read in another article that the selection process for the jury was sped up and they were looking for more liberal individuals who knew a little about the rights all officers have. That's sort of skewing things in my opinion since the jury is now more prone to lean towards the idea that "Mehserle felt threatened and therefore was right to pull out his stun gun and taser Oscar Grant" --> then that premise will lead to "While threatened, he accidentally pulled out his handgun and acted quickly..." or something along those lines. If you look at the history of similar trials involving cops(forget the race issue for a second), cops are usually found not guilty.
We'll see how this one goes. I'll avoid Oakland regardless. Those of you excited about the riots and looting are absolutely ******ed.