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The Logic of the Michael Dunn Jury

 

The most amazing feature of our era is the belief that 300 years of racist policy gives no tell on our daily lives. The second is the belief that juries are somehow beyond reproach.

 

This is about whether we will live in candor or live in flattery. This is about whether we will continue the dishonorable tradition of leaving uncomfortable business to be inherited by our children…

 

A very wise man wrote me the other day and said he would have been happier if Dunn had been convicted of first-degree murder, gotten 15 years, and then was released to try to pick up the pieces of his life. And I think that really gets to the point. This is not about the ruination of white people—individual or collective. This is about coping with a heritage of regarding black people as subhuman.”

 

 

Community Village‘s insight:

 

“Proof that Michael Dunn’s mistrial wasn’t about confusion over self-defense”

 

@xtinasterbenz

 

See on www.theatlantic.com

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Dunn Trial Juror #4: We Voted 9-3 To Convict Him Of 1st-Degree Murder

 

Valerie, a home care nurse administrator known as Juror #4 in the Michael Dunn murder trial, has come forward to say that she believes he got away with the murder of 17-year-old


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Michael Dunn Headed to Prison for the Shots that Failed to Kill

 

“… Although Dunn did face some consequences for his behavior and the case was so egregious, the jury still struggled with the notion that Dunn was guilty. Apparently by merely raising the suggestion that Jordan Davis could have had a gun, even though no gun was found, Dunn’s attorneys were able to plant the seed of doubt in the jury. A white guy who shoots black teenagers should be given the benefit of the doubt, the jury apparently reasoned. Even if the shooter fails to contact the police after murdering a black youth and instead orders pizza…”
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Michael Dunn Guilty of 3 Counts of Attempted 2nd Degree Murder

 

“Twelve jurors have found Michael Dunn guilty of 2nd degree attempted murder upon the lives of Tevin Thompson, Leland Brunson, and Tommie Stornes.  Each count carries a minimum sentence of 20 years to a maximum of 30 years.  Sentencing can run concurrently or consecutively.  Some familiar with Judge Healey are of the opinion that he is unlikely to enter concurrent sentences.  That means that Dunn is looking at a minimum of 60 years in prison on the 2nd degree attempted murder convictions.

 

The jury also found Dunn guilty of shooting a firearm into the vehicle, the sentence of which is a minimum of 15 years.”
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Taxpayers Are Spending Over $600M On Gun Violence Hospitalizations

 

“Millions of taxpayer dollars are being spent on gun violence related hospitalizations across the country every year — dollars that you work hard for, dollars that shouldn’t be wasted on senseless violence.”

 
See on www.fortrayvon.org

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Disturbing Images Show Border Agents Encouraging Children to Shoot at Migrant Effigy

 

“Use-of-Force Policies Called to Question as the Agency’s Culture of Violence is Unabashedly Taught to Children”

 
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