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With a guilty verdict handed down in the Derek Chauvin case, here is some information you may not have heard about the Chauvin case jurors.

From American Greatness:

The Minneapolis Star-Tribune is being blasted online for releasing biographical information of all twelve jurors plus two alternates in the Derek Chauvin trial in the killing of George Floyd.

Without naming the jurors, reporters Paul Walsh and Hannah Sayle on Tuesday published enough details about their lives, internet sleuths and local snoops may be able to figure out who they are.

Walsh is a general assignment reporter at the Star-Tribune, and Sayle is a digital features editor. Online critics are accusing the paper of trying to intimidate the jurors into reaching a guilty verdict. . . .

The reporters provided general information about the jurors’ ages, race, professions, where they’re from, and where they went to school. They even leaked that one juror is related to an area police officer.

Abby Simone, the “public safety” editor for the Star-Tribune, shared the story on Twitter. (https://twitter.com/TwoQuoque/status/1384331575144325121?s=20)

“Why does the “public safety editor” think it’s ok to publish enough information to identify these jurors?” asked one Twitter user.

Some Twitter users like former Trump Campaign advisor Steve Cortes and conservative journalist Rachel Bovard argued that the article was clearly designed to intimidate the jury.

“Why are you making it easier to dox, harass, and threaten jurors?” asked Geoffrey Miller, a psychology professor. “Do you want the mob to come for them? Do you have no journalistic integrity?”

“This is juror intimidation and this trial has been destroyed,” tweeted actor Nick Searcy.

“I’m not sure the reason for this other than intimidation. Imagine being a family member of one of these jurors and the fear they must feel even before a verdict is given. Just a vile thing to play into,” tweeted Papa de Stevie.

Others worried that jurors who are doxed could be harmed by a social justice mob.

“Holy crap. ARE YOU INSANE? When one of these juror dies at the hands of an angry mob, I hope you’re willing to take responsibility for your part in doxxing them.
This is despicable,”  said @junebotprolly. . . .

Newsmax host Heather Childers tweeted out a question to “legal minded experts” on the platform. “How is this allowed?” she asked. “Clearly enough information to identify the jurors in the Chauvin trial. Could this not be used as juror intimidation? Does this add to grounds for appeal, etc?”

Countless Twitter users echoed former President Trump’s assertion that the media is “the enemy of the people.” . . .

(Excerpt from American Greatness.)

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Karen Secrest
April 21, 2021

I would agree this action was to intimidate. Obviously I will be praying g against those forces of spiritual darkness com8ng against the jurors and placing a hedge and shield around them. Psalm 91 is still effective.

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MN
April 21, 2021

I suggest that any concerned people in MN start a mass boycott of the Mpls.Tribune. Those that care should also look at possible citizens legal actions against them. As a former MNsotan, I am appalled at both what the Mpls. Tribune has become and what the spineless cowards that call themselves leaders have allowed the Twin Cities to descend into the abyss we now see. They have succeeded in driving away millions of dollars worth of tourism through their cowardice and their idiot decisions (or lack thereof). When the people of MN recall the governor, lt. gov., AG and the Mpls. mayor… that is or will be “a step” in the right direction. But it will only be a beginning.
What the officer did wasn’t proper. He didn’t handle it right at all from proper police procedure. But what has made this 100 times worse is the politicization of everything about it. Then to overtly and specifically make it a racism issue was purely a ploy of Satan to drive a wedge into our nation.
Only God can help us out of this. 99% of “the solutions” coming from those national leftist “ideologists” continue to make matters worse because all they succeed in doing is perverting how the justice system should be able to conduct a trial. When jurors personal profiles or information is exposed, it’s nearly impossible for any juror in the US to want to even be part of any trial going forward.

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Dave
April 20, 2021

MSM (CBS news) was allowed access into the courtroom during the jury selection. MSM is hiding nothing!

This is interesting reading:
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/04/20/cbs-blasted-for-putting-targets-on-backs-of-chauvin-jurors-providing-too-much-personal-information-1062591/

This can be called juror harassment by MSM, couldn’t it?.

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Lisa m.
April 20, 2021

Worried about one of jurors dying,what about the innocence man the jurors just sent to prison and ended the life he and his family knew.1/2 of jury scared to death of antifa,blm,and corrupt administration.They cowarder to the radical left,hope they know by doing so they just allowed criminals,blm,antifa and the radical left to have that much more corrupt,evil wicked power.I wonder how the jury members are going to be able to live with the fact they put an innocent man in prison, allowing the destruction of America.Pray for God’s mercy and grace upon Derek and his family

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    Laura K
    April 21, 2021

    I cannot say Derek was completely innocent as his actions caused death, but I certainly don’t think he deserves a guilty verdict on all three counts.

    Lord I ask that YOUR justice will prevail.

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    Lisa m.
    April 21, 2021

    Stewart,how misguided you are supporting evilness in the USA.Be part of the solution,not a part of the problem

Sue
April 20, 2021

Only God knows the truth. …We “see through a glass, darkly…”

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