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View submission: The UnitedHealthcare Gunman Understands the Surveillance State
If he’s caught, they’ll find a way to stack the jury with people that have no discoverable connections to the situation. This has received far too much support from the public, they’ll move heaven and earth to make sure he’s made an example of.
I hope to everything he’s in the wind for good already.
Comment by ian2121 at 06/12/2024 at 23:58 UTC
72 upvotes, 5 direct replies
If he’s caught he won’t be taken alive. The officers will claim he fired first and was armed
Comment by riotous_jocundity at 07/12/2024 at 01:43 UTC
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For anyone reading this who might end up on a jury for this or other cases with a sympathetic (heroic even) defendant--you've never heard of jury nullification before, you love cops, you hate crime. Save your grandstanding for deliberation.
Comment by Ragnarsworld at 07/12/2024 at 01:56 UTC
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Yeah, when they question the jury pool, they'll ask questions like "have you or anyone you know ever had an issue with health insurance?" Anyone answering yes will be told to leave. I've served on juries twice and depending on the state, the prosecutor and defense can strike 3 jurors each for cause. But little known factoid is the questions they ask the pool beforehand can be used to strike jurors too.
Comment by EndlessPotatoes at 07/12/2024 at 03:01 UTC
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I’d expect anyone who cares will fib to get on (or off).
But if they can’t find enough to convict (or find him at all), he or a scapegoat will be killed in a police confrontation and the media will declare the issue resolved.
Comment by pingpongtits at 07/12/2024 at 04:07 UTC
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Jury nullification.
Comment by BassoonHero at 07/12/2024 at 05:54 UTC
5 upvotes, 1 direct replies
they’ll find a way to stack the jury with people that have no discoverable connections to the situation
That's not “stacking”, that's a basic requirement of picking a jury for any trial.