Tuesday, November 02, 2021
The Jurors, Identified
Yesterday, as provided for in Minnesota law, the names of the jurors who voted to convict Derek Chauvin here in Minneapolis were released to the press.
I think it's a terrible law. Already, jurors are true public servants-- they work for almost nothing, face hard decisions, and have to deal with deeply traumatic situations. The least we could do is preserve their anonymity. I can't imagine what the justification would be that outweighs the dangers of outing jurors in high-profile cases like this one.
