Amala Ekpunobi
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people did an article on this.
Look up the black jury, look up what happened.
There was a multitude of issues, one being racial bias, another one being that several of the black people brought in for jury selection were educators or part of like the schooling system and thus could not be a part of this particular trial.
But racial bias was most definitely a reason the jurors were set aside in this case and black jurors at that time.
So those are the facts.
Just quickly Google it.
Quickly Google it.
Interestingly, I think he is.
He thinks he is taking the high ground.
And that's where I think our emotions just like can muddy the waters of what we're experiencing.
And sometimes we do things when we're not quite ready.
And I don't even want to talk about whether or not I think he's ready.
He made a choice.
And the choice was to go ahead and do this interview and to speak.
Yeah.
He attempted to take the high ground, I think, in many instances in this.
I think there's something to be said for taking the high ground and even showing up to the sentencing and the court proceedings and going through this as a parent who doesn't have your kid anymore and just has to witness the kid who took your son's life going through this entire process.
And you take the higher ground when you're in court and asked to leave because they're going to show your kid's autopsy photos and the stab wounds that he experienced.
And
He showed up to sentencing and wanted Carmelo's parents to be there for their son so that he could be there with them for what was about to take place.