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Woodsy · 04-20-2010, 11:16 AM

WOW!!! Its a mighty slippery slope there SA (and others).... Welcome to the Brave New World!

Your willing to second guess the JURY and convict someone just from the information YOU gleaned from various media outlets? Because the media outlets dont put thier bias into any articles? They only report facts, all the facts? There is no way you could be that naive! Minds are like parachutes, they only work when they are open!

The only people who heard ALL of the unfiltered evidence was the Judge and Jury and whatever people attended the trial every day. In this case the jury convicted her of 1 charge and deadlocked on the alcohol related charges. When the jury was polled after trial, the jury was split 60/40 in her favor for aquittal on the alcohol charges. Apperently more jurors believed the defense than the state in regards to this evidence! There was an article in the Citizen with this info....

Perhaps you folks might want to reread the Constitution? Presumed Innocent until PROVEN beyond REASONABLE DOUBT of GUILT! The tone of your post suggests that facts presented by the prosecution (any prosecution) are irrefutable! Thats a load of crap! Defense attorney spin? What about prosecutorial spin? We all know that NEVER happens! (That was sarcasm for those who dont quite get it).

The purpose of a JURY trial is that no one person decides another persons fate. The guys that wrote the CONSTITUTION (you know our forefathers) were painfully aware how flawed that type of legal system is. The state puts thier spin on the evidence and the events in question, the defense trys to find the mistakes and the holes in the prosecutions version of events. Its called checks and balances (another BIG part of the American legal system)! There is no automatic presumption of guilt in the american legal system... the state has to PROVE its case!

I know we are discussing the Blizzard case, but my post applies to all cases. I am not going to second guess the folks that served on this jury or any jury. I thank them for doing a thankless job.

Woodsy

04-20-2010, 11:16 AM	#51
Woodsy Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Weirs Beach Posts: 1,966 Thanks: 80 Thanked 980 Times in 440 Posts	WOW!!! Its a mighty slippery slope there SA (and others).... Welcome to the Brave New World! Your willing to second guess the JURY and convict someone just from the information YOU gleaned from various media outlets? Because the media outlets dont put thier bias into any articles? They only report facts, all the facts? There is no way you could be that naive! Minds are like parachutes, they only work when they are open! The only people who heard ALL of the unfiltered evidence was the Judge and Jury and whatever people attended the trial every day. In this case the jury convicted her of 1 charge and deadlocked on the alcohol related charges. When the jury was polled after trial, the jury was split 60/40 in her favor for aquittal on the alcohol charges. Apperently more jurors believed the defense than the state in regards to this evidence! There was an article in the Citizen with this info.... Perhaps you folks might want to reread the Constitution? Presumed Innocent until PROVEN beyond REASONABLE DOUBT of GUILT! The tone of your post suggests that facts presented by the prosecution (any prosecution) are irrefutable! Thats a load of crap! Defense attorney spin? What about prosecutorial spin? We all know that NEVER happens! (That was sarcasm for those who dont quite get it). The purpose of a JURY trial is that no one person decides another persons fate. The guys that wrote the CONSTITUTION (you know our forefathers) were painfully aware how flawed that type of legal system is. The state puts thier spin on the evidence and the events in question, the defense trys to find the mistakes and the holes in the prosecutions version of events. Its called checks and balances (another BIG part of the American legal system)! There is no automatic presumption of guilt in the american legal system... the state has to PROVE its case! I know we are discussing the Blizzard case, but my post applies to all cases. I am not going to second guess the folks that served on this jury or any jury. I thank them for doing a thankless job. Woodsy __________________ The only way to eliminate ignorant behavior is through education. You can't fix stupid.

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