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Originally Posted by KSig RC
I wish this were true, but unfortunately, it's not. Public discourse and pretrial publicity are proven to influence juries in all sorts of cases, but particularly in "pop-culture" cases. We may not directly influence jurors, but we're adding to the public discourse, and not in a positive manner.
Hold yourself to a higher standard - just because we pop off all the time with inane and uninformed opinions doesn't mean it's something we should do in this instance. There's a difference between a trial and Pinterest, a distinction that is apparently being lost on some.
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And again, you continue to make the mistake the other poster makes -- that your opinions of what is "just and pure and right" should carry the day on what others post. They do not. Everyone can weigh and sift what they read and make a determination on what they accept. Your choices on what and when you add to the public discourse, and whether they are sufficiently positive are just that -- your choices. You do not get to make that choice for others.
I've appreciated and agreed with some of the points you've made upthread, and others I've disagreed with. Eh, that's how it goes in America.
You obviously have confidence in your ability to separate and weigh the information as presented. Perhaps you should have a bit more confidence in others' ability to do the same.