Quote (cambovenzi @ Nov 15 2021 06:39pm)
Im not quite as pessimistic as goomshill on this, but i have learned to never underestimate the stupidity and ignorance of people.
I think there is a very real chance he gets stuck with some kind of charge, which would be a travesty.
I'd hope I'm a realist more than a pessimist. Its just that the pretrial polling showed a horrible bias against Kyle, and most jurors ignore everything at a trial. And I think at the end of the day, there will be two categories of people who could have been chosen for this jury. Those that are reasonable, willing to weigh the facts, aren't keen on the rioters, and come to a conclusion it was justifiable self defense. And there will be people who listen to MSNBC, still think Kyle is a white supremacist and will vote to convict no matter what and will be utterly unshakeable and would have been like uncle ruckus pulling out a rope in the courtroom. And the latter outnumber the former. Any mix of the two categories results in a mistrial after a lengthy deliberation. It won't matter how much the sane jurors try to convince them, a shrill harpy wearing nu-feminist goggles and clawing at her cardigan would need no more reason than thinking she's denying Trump one vote in 2024. Well, if the potential jurors are indeed a 1:2 mix or so, it seems very unlikely we'll get a full acquittal. I'd love to be proven wrong