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Chauvin trial was life-changing, says alternate juror

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scare_crow

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She wasn't actually involved in the verdict, right? Not sure that would have any impact on a potential mistrial (which would be fucking awful).
 
Azerth

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It may have them bring the jurors and ask if they came to the outcome out of fear or because they thought he was guilty
 
entremet

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why the clickbait?

And why are we quoting a fitness personality?
 
Rockets

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She's a Karen looking for attention. Did a ton of interviews with every outlet and said she felt he was guilty on "some level" but was "surprised" he was convicted on 2nd degree murder.
 

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That's pretty clickbaity on what she said: https://www.startribune.com/chauvin-trial-was-life-changing-says-alternate-juror/600049142/

"We didn't want to do or say anything to jeopardize this process … so we were very careful. We were responsible. We took it seriously," said Christensen. "I felt everybody was coming from a good place, a good heart. I felt everyone was genuine. I don't think there were any ulterior motives at all."
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Christensen said the worldwide attention focused on the case initially made her concerned about her role and possible backlash. But, she added, she didn't believe she or her fellow jurors would have been influenced by such issues in their deliberations.

"I know you can't please everybody," Christensen said. "We just wanted to get it right; that was the priority. That was the focus and that was the agenda."

The jurors' safety was of such concern that per a judge's order, they secretly met with Hennepin County sheriff's deputies at different locations and were driven to the courthouse in downtown Minneapolis, where 10 to 15 armed National Guard members greeted them at a fenced-off entrance to an underground parking garage.

They heard from 44 witnesses over 14 days of testimony that began March 29. Early testimony from several witnesses who saw Floyd die and pleaded with the officers to relent — including a child, three teenage girls and one teenage boy — was especially hard, Christensen said.

Christensen still can't shake the testimony of Darnella Frazier, who was 17 when she recorded the video of Floyd's arrest that became key to the prosecution's case, and Frazier's then 9-year-old cousin, Judeah Reynolds.

"To this day it's still in my mind that [Frazier is] … apologizing to Mr. Floyd at night because she can't go to sleep," Christensen said. "It's pretty heartbreaking. The 9-year-old, I could feel her sadness."
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GoldenEye 007

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Ivalice said:
WTF is an alternate juror?
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There are actually 14 jurors selected for criminal trials. 2 are alternates in case something happens and a juror can't complete a case. Apparently you don't know until the last minute and the alternates do not deliberate the verdict. But they are in the trial the whole time otherwise.
 
Ra

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Given the questionable nature with which this thread was initially framed, it has been locked.
 
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