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Old 11-19-07, 07:33 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by Letum
They still have to prove it was a hate crime to a jury beyond reasonable doubt.

i doubt thats easy in a lot of cases, provideing the jury understands "reasonable doubt".
Might I suggeat you view the film 12 Angry Men. BTW there is no way that a jury is ever as smart as the folks in the movie. Beyond that the entire jury process is heavily weighted in favor of the prosecution, from the questionares before the selection to the instructions given by the judge.
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