This double Comment of the Day comes from two readers, Raymond Cousin and Lockupthelocalviruses, in response to the mistrial declared in Raymond Roseboro‘s case.
Wrote Raymond Cousin:
This is just bizarre and it is not fair to Mr.Roseboro, the jury couldn’t didn’t prove that it was beyond a resonable doubt to find him guilty. Judge Cannon read the instructions 3 times to the jury offering additional instructions. The jury deliberated Tuesday afternoon, Wednesday,Thursday,Friday AND Monday and did not fins him guilty. I think this judge has a problem with Mr.Roseboro. if this jury couldn’t find him guilty then another jury won’t find him guilty. The evidence or the witnesses will NOT change! You have a white man killing a young black 17 year old boy that hasn’t been charged or even in the custody of the law but yet we have a man here that a whole jury of 12 could not fins guilty. The court should be ashamed.
Responded Lockupthelocalviruses:
You sound in denial. What reason would somebody have against your cousin to say they saw him shooting this kid ? come on! Im very disappointed 3 people put him at the scene … he conveniently had a meeting with a job counselor that was 2hrs late (weird) there is enough evidence. I think.. i wonder the makeup of the jury whats the demographic…. this is extremely sad to see… I have also lost faith in the dc court system after this … You mean to tell me that someone can get shot at 4:30pm in the afternoon be seen with the gun shooting a person n the head in day light and get a mistrial ? straight up ridiculous … this hurts my heart on so many level
