I was thinking about what would happen to me in the case of trial by a jury of my "peers"--be it for a self defense incident, Covid violations, etc, etc--and, I must say, the prospect, especially in light of today's travesty, is frightening. My life could be in the hands of the people in my general area... A horrifying thought. I think it would be wise to move somewhere where the pool of my peers is so based that I would never have to worry that I'll be railroaded in a kangaroo court because there just aren't any people who would do it.
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Exactly. Redefine who your peers are, clearly this jury were not peers of Chauvin.
This is why I won't be taken alive when the time comes.
You have the best solution in mind already. Segregate. Not from color of skin, but from content of character.
Personally I would prefer judge alone. Trials and evidence law can be very complicated and I don’t want people who learned about the law from tv shows, deciding my fate. No one with a legal background is permitted to sit on a jury.
Especially when most judges bar a defense from telling the jury they can decide "not guilty" if they just don't agree with the law. Even if they believe the defendant did the act they're on trial for.
If I was the Chauvin defense, I would have argued in closing that: The city's $27 Million payment to the family was an acknowledgement that the city was responsible for Floyd's death. Fact: The average wrongful death settlement is between $500,000 and $1,000,000. That the city had paid the family 27 to 54 times that is an admission that the city is guilty, not Officer Chauvin.