03-11-2015, 05:09 PM
I am a firm believer that if you are strong in your beliefs, you WILL stand up for them.
I was not sitting in the jury deliberating room however, and if it was as full of tension, on behalf of the 11 and of 1, AND I had made an unpopular decision, I would not speak out immediately. Receiving hate and other disparaging comments on the heels of deliberations during a press conference is something I would not participate in. The public was outraged, as it seems the 11 jurors were and I would not subject myself to the harassment that I would receive by going public immediately.
Being on the jury in a case like this takes it all out of you I am sure. Some handle it one way, some another.
Having said this, I WOULD eventually speak out if I still held these strong beliefs.
Duluth -
I have no idea what was said during the questioning of prospective jurors. Most of us do not.
And that is exactly why I cannot speculate or make assumptions.
I also have no idea if #17 identified with Arias. None of us do.
and that is another reason for my stance.
For me to say that Arias will not try to have power over other inmates would be naĂŻve of me.
But in all that I have learned over the years of watching and reading issues surrounding the prison system, her arrogance will not be tolerated. Her air of superiority will not be tolerated. She may fool a few but eventually she will be outed for who she is.
If the whole world, or at least those who have diligently followed this case can see Arias for who and what she is, I am rest assured that inmates will do the same. After all, they all have some arrogance in their positions within the prison and the strong win. Arias is not that strong - she, in her mind, is a victim. That and she has not been successful to date and has not won.
I was not sitting in the jury deliberating room however, and if it was as full of tension, on behalf of the 11 and of 1, AND I had made an unpopular decision, I would not speak out immediately. Receiving hate and other disparaging comments on the heels of deliberations during a press conference is something I would not participate in. The public was outraged, as it seems the 11 jurors were and I would not subject myself to the harassment that I would receive by going public immediately.
Being on the jury in a case like this takes it all out of you I am sure. Some handle it one way, some another.
Having said this, I WOULD eventually speak out if I still held these strong beliefs.
Duluth -
I have no idea what was said during the questioning of prospective jurors. Most of us do not.
And that is exactly why I cannot speculate or make assumptions.
I also have no idea if #17 identified with Arias. None of us do.
and that is another reason for my stance.
For me to say that Arias will not try to have power over other inmates would be naĂŻve of me.
But in all that I have learned over the years of watching and reading issues surrounding the prison system, her arrogance will not be tolerated. Her air of superiority will not be tolerated. She may fool a few but eventually she will be outed for who she is.
If the whole world, or at least those who have diligently followed this case can see Arias for who and what she is, I am rest assured that inmates will do the same. After all, they all have some arrogance in their positions within the prison and the strong win. Arias is not that strong - she, in her mind, is a victim. That and she has not been successful to date and has not won.