Jury Selection in Freddie Gray Death Offers Look at Life in Baltimore
BALTIMORE — As jury selection opened Monday in the trial of the first of six police officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray, more than half of roughly 75 potential jurors told a judge that they or their immediate family members had been either a victim of crime, investigated, charged or incarcerated.
Judge Barry G. Williams of Baltimore City Circuit Court spent about 45 minutes in open court questioning a racially mixed pool of potential jurors in the case of Officer William G. Porter, who has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter and other charges in the death of Mr. Gray, a 25-year-old black man.
It was the first step in a process that later moved behind closed doors, with the judge continuing questions in private. A fresh group of 75 potential jurors is expected Tuesday, with opening statements unlikely to be made until Wednesday at the earliest. More
need 12 jurors + 3 or 4 alternates exact # TBD by judge the court is going to have to find more than 16 impartial jurors because both sides get 4 peremptory challenges at least 30 jurors are going to have to survive dismissal for openings to begin tomorrow afternoon
The trial should not have been held in Baltimore city. Those protesters are terrorists. Liar people with nothing but evil in their hearts and minds. No juror can be guaranteed complete anonymity and you can't trust the protesting terrorists as they really have no regard for life and will kill at the drop of a hat.
I'm completely neutral here but intelligent enough to see the attorneys for the defense have a real problem. How can you select members of a jury from a group of people who typically have low IQ's. Justice is an abstraction where fairness and reason must be separated from prejudice and anger and people with low mental abilities are unable to do this. This is no joke. Approx 75 percent of city residents can not form a complete and proper sentence. It's awful what they have allowed themselves to become.
Would you give more or less weight to law enforcement testimony? 11 jurors stood.
You or immediate family member employed in law enforcement? 14 jurors stood.
You or immediate family member been a victim of crime, incarcerated or arrested/charged/convicted? 46 jurors stood. WOW Well over half. Do you have strong feelings about manslaughter, reckless endangerment, etc. (Charges Porter faces.) 22 jurors stood.
Do you presume guilt if charges are brought against someone? 1 juror stood. Do you have solid reason, like medical or travel, why you can't serve? 12 jurors stood.
Good luck on finding a pool of impartial people in Baltimore - it's not going to happen. Who would want to be on that jury anyway - no matter which way it turns out, jurors are going to get the blame and the low lives that live there will try to do something to them. What a mess.
It's just awful what that judge will end up putting those jurors through. He's a damn liar and a POS for not telling the panel at this starting gate that anonymity can not be guaranteed and to let anyone immediately leave if they are not comfortable with that. If he had an ounce of morals in his foul body he would have granted the change of venue. But it was to be expected because he is nothing more than a mere slave boy to the agenda and any black with an ounce of morals in their own bodies should be outraged and disgusted with this show trial. Outraged and disgusted!
defense again arguing to move trial out of city. will do so again tomorrow in almost all cases few if any potiential jurors have heard about the case in off. porter's ALL have heard court spokewoman says jury will be picked tomorrow won't say how many are in pool or how many dismissed
The judge is grand standing. He prosecuted cases for the Department Of Justice. He prosecuted mainly cases against the police. People the fix is on. Joe do a little research on this judge. The fix has been on. No fair trial for these men and women just a liberal political agenda. They are doomed. If I were a Baltimore police I would not do crap. Let the nuts have the asylum. Go to your calls and nothing else. Look at the murder rate the city is burning and no one sees a flame. Lol and Blake is in Paris discussing climate change. Funny Ohblahblah is there also. Interesting to say the least. I just threw up in my mouth.
need 12 jurors + 3 or 4 alternates exact # TBD by judge
ReplyDeletethe court is going to have to find more than 16 impartial jurors because
both sides get 4 peremptory challenges
at least 30 jurors are going to have to survive dismissal for openings to begin tomorrow afternoon
Permanent signs should be erected along all roads leading into Baltimore City saying,
ReplyDeleteCaution: You are about to enter a Low IQ City
The trial should not have been held in Baltimore city. Those protesters are terrorists. Liar people with nothing but evil in their hearts and minds. No juror can be guaranteed complete anonymity and you can't trust the protesting terrorists as they really have no regard for life and will kill at the drop of a hat.
ReplyDeleteI'm completely neutral here but intelligent enough to see the attorneys for the defense have a real problem. How can you select members of a jury from a group of people who typically have low IQ's. Justice is an abstraction where fairness and reason must be separated from prejudice and anger and people with low mental abilities are unable to do this.
ReplyDeleteThis is no joke. Approx 75 percent of city residents can not form a complete and proper sentence. It's awful what they have allowed themselves to become.
Same for smallsbury too.
ReplyDeletesame as yesterday all heard about Gray/ unrest/curfew
ReplyDelete*except* one person had not heard about settlement paid to family
10:20 - that's why they are referred to as Baltimorons!
ReplyDeleteAnd it's getting harder to find somebody in Salisbury that hasn't been a victim of a crime.
ReplyDelete2 of today's jurors said they knew Freddie Gray personally
ReplyDelete10:07 I would add low character...
ReplyDeleteWould you give more or less weight to law enforcement testimony? 11 jurors stood.
ReplyDeleteYou or immediate family member employed in law enforcement? 14 jurors stood.
You or immediate family member been a victim of crime, incarcerated or arrested/charged/convicted? 46 jurors stood. WOW Well over half.
Do you have strong feelings about manslaughter, reckless endangerment, etc. (Charges Porter faces.) 22 jurors stood.
Do you presume guilt if charges are brought against someone? 1 juror stood.
Do you have solid reason, like medical or travel, why you can't serve? 12 jurors stood.
Good luck on finding a pool of impartial people in Baltimore - it's not going to happen. Who would want to be on that jury anyway - no matter which way it turns out, jurors are going to get the blame and the low lives that live there will try to do something to them. What a mess.
ReplyDeleteIt's just awful what that judge will end up putting those jurors through. He's a damn liar and a POS for not telling the panel at this starting gate that anonymity can not be guaranteed and to let anyone immediately leave if they are not comfortable with that. If he had an ounce of morals in his foul body he would have granted the change of venue. But it was to be expected because he is nothing more than a mere slave boy to the agenda and any black with an ounce of morals in their own bodies should be outraged and disgusted with this show trial. Outraged and disgusted!
ReplyDeletelunch over judge quickly lead counsel back into private conference room to continue interviewing jurors
ReplyDeletedefense again arguing to move trial out of city. will do so again tomorrow in almost all cases few if any potiential jurors have heard about the case in off. porter's ALL have heard
ReplyDeletecourt spokewoman says jury will be picked tomorrow won't say how many are in pool or how many dismissed
The judge is grand standing. He prosecuted cases for the Department Of Justice. He prosecuted mainly cases against the police. People the fix is on. Joe do a little research on this judge. The fix has been on. No fair trial for these men and women just a liberal political agenda. They are doomed. If I were a Baltimore police I would not do crap. Let the nuts have the asylum. Go to your calls and nothing else. Look at the murder rate the city is burning and no one sees a flame. Lol and Blake is in Paris discussing climate change. Funny Ohblahblah is there also. Interesting to say the least. I just threw up in my mouth.
ReplyDelete