Just Finished Jury Duty on the Case inovlving the Elderly War Veteran

Which one of those women juror is u in the video? Or are u not in the video

 

How old was this kid? So he gets anywhere between 5 to life depending on?

 

What do you mean? Testified on who's behalf?

 

I was a juror on a child rape case years ago (and posted about it at the time). I think jury duty is fascinating and don't get why people hate it so much -- I understand a little cynicism and annoyance, but not the level of distaste that's popular. I've had some very interesting cases to decide on and you're making decisions that are very important to people's lives. It's a big responsibility. Even just witnessing the dynamics of 12 people trying to agree on a verdict is interesting. And finding your own way in that jury room, trying to convince 11 others of your point of view when there are no ground rules of how discussion will be conducted (beyond the list of questions the court has provided) or what should or should not be persuasive to people.... Some jurors are pliable, some are smart, and you get the rightously indignant, the prejudiced, the lazy -- all sorts of people. It's all just endlessly fascinating.

 

How old is the kid?

 

Give him life!:grin:

 

I might get flamed for this but so be it. I find this post troubling because it sounds like you were emotionally swayed by Mr. Mixon and I have no doubt that listening to that testimony and knowing Mr. Mixon's back story is moving I would hope that jurors would put that aside to consider dispassionately the facts of the case.

I will add I wasn't in the courtroom so I don't know the facts of the case and won't comment on whether the result and sentence was correct or not.

 

According to the article they gave him 65 years. It sounds like he almost beat the guy to death.

 

While I feel no pity for the guy who committed this violent act, I think this line of reasoning is absurd. How many would-be violent criminals will actually be deterred from committing the crime because of this?

I realize it was likely an emotional rather than rational thing to say, and that sometimes those things happen, but still. This is a man's life we're talking about.

Of course, after 65 years in prison he'll come out as a decrepit 90 year old, so that might be essentially the same thing as a life sentence. When would he be up for parole? Or is that not applicable here?

 

What other punishment is out there?

 

Only god can judge me

 

Dude should have killed the old man. No witness to testify twice. I bet he gets a lesser sentence if that's how it played out.