tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3231025971179579698.post2986085907498451734..comments2024-03-09T05:02:14.656-05:00Comments on The Second Age: Was Christopher McCowen Convicted Because He is Black?Natehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11221202230365353676noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3231025971179579698.post-73125649374710351842017-11-18T23:02:32.205-05:002017-11-18T23:02:32.205-05:00Any case that has racial! Bias!on the jury should ...Any case that has racial! Bias!on the jury should be retried.or grounds for mistrial. justthe fact of a crime scene being contaminated is grounds for retrial?. This is A FACT!Of Being Black!!. Who pays for a wrongful conviction?? If he's innocent. The?Bias jury ? Or the judge?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3231025971179579698.post-12794446740108479152012-11-30T11:18:43.609-05:002012-11-30T11:18:43.609-05:00If he's guilty it doesn't matter what colo...If he's guilty it doesn't matter what color he is - he's guilty.<br /><br />The issue here is that 25% of the jury went to the judge post-conviction to say that racial bias may have played a role.<br /><br />If he's guilty, grant him a new trial so the cloud of prejudice doesn't mar the verdict. If he's not guilty, a new trial unstained by prejudice ought to prove that.<br /><br />Race is not an excuse for murder - nor should it be an excuse to put someone in prison.Matt Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10729005879354847365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3231025971179579698.post-19348436865041492772012-11-30T11:09:42.337-05:002012-11-30T11:09:42.337-05:00Maybe he was convicted because he's guilty. A...Maybe he was convicted because he's guilty. And some people want to use his race as an excuse to absolve him of the responsibility for committing murder. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3231025971179579698.post-75977462526624865292008-02-21T17:56:00.000-05:002008-02-21T17:56:00.000-05:00No problem. Thanks for posting.No problem. Thanks for posting.Matt Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10729005879354847365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3231025971179579698.post-19531961684769495952008-02-21T11:16:00.000-05:002008-02-21T11:16:00.000-05:00smart, thorough look at that perplexing case. tha...smart, thorough look at that perplexing case. thanksUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13927590948149340556noreply@blogger.com