You can't make this shit up.
Facial expressions are the key to innocence, not facts.
AP said:
Facial expressions are the key to innocence, not facts.
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AP is concerned that the murderer of George Floyd looks like a villain due to wearing a mask in the courtroom
- Thread starter ElectricBlanketFire
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Mmh yes if I were on the jury the fact he had a blank expression under his mask would certainly help me make a decision and not the video that was circulated around the internet millions of times literally fucking killing a man.
If this helps demonize him to the jury, however stupid that is, I'm all for it. He needs to rot
the fact that something like this could matter in a case where the accused is not an obvious murderer is reason #346 why juries are a terrible idea.
I actually kind get that, the emotion people show on their face helps juries make decisions. I think I read somewhere that non-guilty people get worse results because they're angry in their trials instead of remorseful (because they didnt do the thing in the first place)
that said, good if it cooks this dude's goose
that said, good if it cooks this dude's goose
I agree. Fuck Chauvin and I hope he rots in prison, but I don't see this article as being a problem. It's a high profile case during a time of pandemic so it seems worth reporting on.
If only humans had some sort of thing on their face unrelated to the respiratory system that isn't covered by a mask and could secrete a visible stream of liquid when they were really sad or overwhelmed with emotion! Maybe the jury could use something like that to gauge a defendant's reaction?
Fuck off AP! Lock him up!
Fuck off AP! Lock him up!
The snippet is less about what the AP is concerned about and more a kind of ugly truth on how juries work.
to be honest, juries shouldnt see the defendant. remember how zimmerman was made to get fat for the trial?
or lord knows how many black people were convicted cause they were black and had a jury of white people looking at them.
humans are too stupid to eliminate our biases.
or lord knows how many black people were convicted cause they were black and had a jury of white people looking at them.
humans are too stupid to eliminate our biases.
We may not have much sympathy for Derek Chauvin, but this is kind of an issue for any criminal defendant that's on trial right now.
That's a terrible idea. Juries are more likely to convict a random defendant that they know only by name, and have never had a chance to see in person and develop any understanding or empathy for.
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hard disagree. the general public already believes that "if you been charged with a crime your already guilty"
nevermind mind the people that have literally confessed to crimes they didnt commit due to police pressure/trickery.
That makes him a hero in the eyes of too many people but I guess examining that bit of societal dysfunction isn't as interesting.
Mr. Floyd, how do you feel about this? Ahh, yeah, that's right, you got killed by this guy in cold blood begging for your life on video.
Did his attorneys object to him wearing the mask? There are reasons that defendants aren't in jumpsuits and handcuffs in jury trials, usually, but this is trying to drum up drama for dramas sake, imho.
The sign language translator for my county has worn a clear face mask for every press briefing for most of covid.
A quick search on Amazon shows one can even purchase one for under $10,
I doubt that the court is saying he can only wear that mask.
More likely he, or his defense, just doesn't care. Just like he didn't care that he was killing someone as he knelt on their neck for over 9 min.
A quick search on Amazon shows one can even purchase one for under $10,
I doubt that the court is saying he can only wear that mask.
More likely he, or his defense, just doesn't care. Just like he didn't care that he was killing someone as he knelt on their neck for over 9 min.
Maybe. Or it could be hiding a smirk that would make him look more guilty and sociopathic. We may never know.
