
Originally Posted by
Maha
An earlier post of mine was about a jury that I was once involving a drug case.
This was a drug case too, he was charged with 'aiding and abetting the sale of class [whatever class cannabis is] drugs to an off-duty police officer, code named Brownie" - he was a big Maori guy! But as far as this woman was concerned, before she'd even heard any evidence, he was guilty because he hung around with 'that lot'.
It's quite scary that you can't legislate or protect people from prejudice - no matter what form it takes - race, age, gender, what the charge is (such as drugs when they have lost someone to drugs), etc.
Yes, I am pedantic about spelling and grammar so get used to it!
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