I worry about the "Prosecutors could get a grand jury to indict a ham sandwich" formulation. I know I've engaged in that kind of talk,
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@waxpancake@sarahjeong not necessarily active manipulation; ppl have no frame of reference. How often does anyone serve on a grand jury?
.@SherwinPK @waxpancake I think both grand jurors & jurors bring with them a bias in favor of the police and prosecutors. That's on them.
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@sarahjeong@waxpancake I was thinking about the "ham sandwich" specifically. As in, grand jury does have a pro-indictment bias by design.. -
@SherwinPK@sarahjeong And what if the prosecution doesn't actually want the indictment? - 1 réponse de plus
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@sarahjeong@SherwinPK@waxpancake That's authoritarianismMerci. Twitter en tiendra compte pour améliorer votre fil. SupprimerSupprimer
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@sarahjeong@SherwinPK@waxpancake Why must this bias be attributed to race? You just said it favors police and prosecutors.Merci. Twitter en tiendra compte pour améliorer votre fil. SupprimerSupprimer
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@sarahjeong@SherwinPK@waxpancake One made certain by US education & media obsession with order, nationalism, white civic virtueMerci. Twitter en tiendra compte pour améliorer votre fil. SupprimerSupprimer
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@sarahjeong@SherwinPK Is it true that, unlike trial juries, grand jurors aren't screened for bias or instructed on the law?Merci. Twitter en tiendra compte pour améliorer votre fil. SupprimerSupprimer
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