UPDATE: The racist juror

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THE RACIST JUROR

I mentioned that I would monitor the responses to the black juror that caused a mistrial when she stated that she is not looking at the evidence because she will never convict a black man. Stephen Henderson of the Detroit Free Press, a respected black columnist, wrote a lengthy article on the subject but he did not say anything specifically about the black juror. Instead, he wrote about the black, political culture of corruption that preyed on the very black citizens of Detroit, the corrupt politicians swore to serve to the best of their ability.

I think Mr. Henderson did not what to deal with the racist juror for some reason or other but I think he could have at least talked about the rules all jurors must follow and the oath all jurors must take before they are seated as a jury. In this way, he could have addressed her actions in an objective manner pointing out that her behavior was hypocritical in light of the law she swore to uphold.

I think the judge in this case, has a right to dismiss a juror and seat an alternative if all the other jurors state that this sole juror refuses to deliberate; it will happen again, you wait and see.