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Lindsay Clancy juror speaks after mistrial: "There was so much doubt" (www.cbsnews.com)
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A woman who was juror No. 5 spoke to WBZ-TV's Kristina Rex Tuesday, though she asked to remain anonymous.

"At the end of the day, there was so much doubt," the woman said. "The prosecution didn't have a figurative smoking gun. There was not a single moment throughout the presentation of that case where you could say 'Yup, 100% I'm certain she did it' or that she didn't do it. There was too much gray area."

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[–] 9 points 2 days ago (5 children)

Even her own defense admitted she did it.

Maybe the doubt was she did it under psychosis? That's a charitable interpretation of the juror's statement.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 days ago (4 children)

    Maybe the doubt was she did it under psychosis? That’s a charitable interpretation of the juror’s statement.

    That's what I thought, too. TBH, I had to read that article 3 or 4 times before I could make any sense out of it. With a 11-1 hung jury, I just assumed that 11 people thought she was guilty and 1 thought she was innocent. Turns out, it's the opposite! Public opinion had already convicted her, but her defense must've had a great case.

    The juror who spoke to WBZ-TV said at first, she believed Clancy should be found guilty and was criminally responsible for the deaths of her three children.

    "And maybe I still believe that in a certain way. I think that this is a woman who was not mentally healthy. She was someone who was in the throes of a significant mental health crisis," the juror said. "I really just felt like she was so deep in it that she couldn't see her way out."

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  • [–] [S] 9 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

    Turns out, it’s the opposite! Public opinion had already convicted her, but her defense must’ve had a great case.

    I've honestly only seen conservative circles completely condemning her. Almost all of the women I've seen talking about this case understood what postpartum psychosis really means.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 day ago (2 children)

    I’ve been following the case on 9gag - (If you’re not familiar with the site I would NOT recommend a visit) which has been both depressing and eye opening. It’s all pitchforks, gallows and the stake, “WaHMeN tOo EmoTiONaL”… but none of them really seem to understand what the jury were asked.

    But, in 9gaggers defence: if you never leave your basement, are terminally online, hyper misogynistic, obsessed with being of White / European descent, only having online acquaintances and the only FeMaLe you ever see is mommy when she drops off your chicken tendies you’d probably join the groupthink too.

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