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In reply to the discussion: Karmelo Anthony found guilty of murder in fatal stabbing of Frisco student Austin Metcalf [View all]Jedi Guy
(3,524 posts)56. "They didn't mind three Black educators being removed from the jury."
If they were improperly struck from the jury that would violate the Batson rule and give Anthony grounds for appeal. Neither you nor I know why they were struck. They may well have made comments indicating that their judgment would be prejudiced. They may have been removed improperly. Let the chips fall where they may on appeal.
How problematic it is to not have any black jurors at the trial.
That's your view, I guess. It's not necessarily a view shared by everyone. Non-black jurors can impartially judge black people just as black people can impartially judge non-black people. Again, you're making a ton of assumptions based on race rather than based on fact.
They ignored the Police Officer's testimony that Karmelo Anthony had the knife legally.
Okay, so he had the knife legally. So what? That doesn't excuse what he did with the knife. The only material difference would have been that additional charges would've been tacked on if he'd illegally been in possession of the knife. Apart from that, completely irrelevant.
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Karmelo Anthony found guilty of murder in fatal stabbing of Frisco student Austin Metcalf [View all]
Polybius
Tuesday
OP
They can use it for anything they want. Most of it will go to pay the attorneys, public or private. After that then it..
Jacson6
Tuesday
#5
While I strongly oppose donating to him too, at least I can understand (but disagree with) the reasoning
Polybius
Sunday
#38
If you read the comments, multiple people say that Texas school policy prohibits knives at school events
MichMan
Sunday
#31
"when and to the degree the actor reasonably believes the deadly force is immediately necessary"
rogue emissary
Saturday
#23
If only our laws were written to only recognize that a human murdered another human.
rogue emissary
Sunday
#41
Because he's a cold-hearted murdering thug coward troublemaker that brought a knife to a fist fight that he started
Polybius
Yesterday
#65
Yes the Judicial system that has been found to penalize black boys, and men at higher severity .
rogue emissary
Sunday
#50
Anyone that can't acknowledge America's history of racism shouldn't take part in judging another.
rogue emissary
Sunday
#52
"Anyone that can't acknowledge America's history of racism shouldn't take part in judging another."
Jedi Guy
Sunday
#54