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Deadlocked jury favored acquittal for officer who slammed down Indian grandfather
The jury that couldn't reach a verdict in the criminal trial of police officer Eric Parker was split 10-2 along gender lines, according to one of the holdout jurors. Ten men wanted to acquit the officer who slammed down a 57-year-old Indian citizen during a sidewalk stop, leaving the man partly paralyzed. The two women on the jury thought Parker was guilty of the federal civil rights charge, deprivation of rights under the color of law. The charge carries a sentence of up to...
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Wow. That really seemed like a no-brainer. Were it not for the 2 women of color on the jury; Parker would probably be re-instated by now. Meanwhile the grandfather can no longer walk properly. Well, that's Alabama for you.