Why is the Lindsay Clancy verdict so politicized? Both the OJ Simpson and the Casey Anthony verdicts were controversial, but neither were framed in a political context. Is this just a sign of the times we're living in? Or, is this just another opportunity to blame liberals and to rile up MAGA?

10 minutes ago, Goober said:

Why is the Lindsay Clancy verdict so politicized? Both the OJ Simpson and the Casey Anthony verdicts were controversial, but neither were framed in a political context. Is this just a sign of the times we're living in? Or, is this just another opportunity to blame liberals and to rile up MAGA?

There should be SEVERE consequences for the juror that caused the mistrial by refusing to follow the judges direction and instructions. such a terrible abuse and waste of juror time AND taxpayer money at the hand of a single disruptor...... And instead of the judge showing disdain for the culprit, he fawned and pandered and THANKED the entire jury for their service, that resulted in NOTHING...... Just another miscarriage of justice.

It wasn't until the hung jury turned into the news story that I became interested in the trial. Knowing that an insanity-type defense is usually difficult to prove, I was initially surprised that the majority of jurors voted to acquit a defendant that had admitted to killing her children. But after a little checking, I learned that Massachusetts law in this type of case is different than in most states. Once a "lack of criminal responsibility" defense is presented, the prosecution must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant was sane at the time of the crime. So, it no longer surprises me that the "poorly educated" MAGAts are so easily swayed to blame "libtard" jurors rather than educate themselves about the actual law the jurors were directed to follow.

I didn't follow it until just now. And I'm glad I didn't. Every part of the story is just incredibly sad.

9 hours ago, stevenkesslar said:

I didn't follow it until just now. And I'm glad I didn't. Every part of the story is just incredibly sad.

I didn't follow the trial but I became interested from all the social media posts about it with a political edge. Though many of the media reports include the judge's directions to the jury, I haven't seen any where it's explained that the directions come directly from Massachusetts law. 56 states and DC recognize an insanity-type defense and all recognize a presumption of innocence. One would think as crazy as MAGAts are, they would be much more empathetic to an insanity defense. Maybe they should take their own advice. If they don't like the US legal system, they should move to another country.

1 hour ago, Goober said:

I didn't follow the trial but I became interested from all the social media posts about it with a political edge. Though many of the media reports include the judge's directions to the jury, I haven't seen any where it's explained that the directions come directly from Massachusetts law. 56 states and DC recognize an insanity-type defense and all recognize a presumption of innocence. One would think as crazy as MAGAts are, they would be much more empathetic to an insanity defense. Maybe they should take their own advice. If they don't like the US legal system, they should move to another country.

MAGA doesnt accept an insanity defense for Trump, they aint giving it to Clancy !

As much as I hate donOLD, I was really surprised by his measured response to the Clancy trial:

"It's a very sad situation," Trump said. "There is no winner there. There is no win no matter what you do. Three children are dead. So, I don't know. It's actually a state situation, you know, not a federal."

His response seemed so out of character for him, and many of his supporters seem very vocal demanding blood. Perhaps Orange Daddy's response can be explained because the thought of killing his own children has crossed his mind (or, encouraging ex-wife Marla to do it).