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The mob won, let’s hope for mistrial or appeal.

When a US representative incites violence on the streets to intimidate the jurors, and the president ‘prays’ for guilty verdict it is a travesty of justice.

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Are you telling me Chauvin did everything by the book, committed no wrongdoing, and you endorse his behavior? Or that he should be forgiven or given a slap on the wrist because what he did wasn't that bad? It's really hard to understand this line of thinking. Also "the mob won" - isn't that in a way what protesting is for?

I'm saying that mob justice is no justice.

You're right. That's why we have a trial, with laws, a judge, a jury, lawyers, etc.

If 300 million people march in the street to protest a murder, is that grounds for acquittal?

In banana republic may be, where mob decides who’s guilty and who’s not

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