Originally posted by Rip Chudd
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He said he was at an event regarding MLK's I Have a Dream speech in D.C., but not specifically about George Floyd. Apparently, all of the questions asked during jury selection was regarding events focused on police brutality. Seems to me that they should look into the event to verify.
From what I can find, the event included the topic of police brutality. I think he should have definitely mentioned this during the jury selection process, but he may have indeed answered the questions fairly. Here's a good article on it specifically.
Here's a description of the event:
The 2020 march pushed for racial justice, boosting voter registration, a new version of the Voting Rights Act passed in 1965, and encouraged people to take part in the 2020 census. The march also took on the issue of police brutality. Family members of some who had been shot by police spoke to the crowd, including Philonise and Bridgett Floyd, the brother and sister of George Floyd. The march also boosted federal police reform legislation, specifically the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act.
So here are the pertinent questions asked according to the article:
Two questions on the questionnaire sent out before the jury was selected asked about participation in demonstrations. Mr Mitchell said he answered “no” to both of the questions.
The first question about demonstrations was: “Did you, or someone close to you, participate in any of the demonstrations or marches against police brutality that took place in Minneapolis after George Floyd’s death?”
--Well...I guess he wasn't in Minneapolis, since it was in D.C. So he won't be on the hook for this one.
The second question asked: “Other than what you have already described above, have you, or anyone close to you, participated in protests about police use of force or police brutality?”
--I guess he's going to say the event wasn't a protest, but a march regarding a plethora of topics.
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