Justice for Ori?
Oriana Korol, the clarinet player charged with assaulting an ICE agent found out today her trial was declared a mistrial with a hung jury. The jury deliberated for 2 days. The prosecution opted to conduct a new trial in June.
This happened in Portland. It is believed a factor in the outcome of this trial is that many jurors removed themselves from consideration believing they “could not be fair and impartial.” We cannot or must not allow bias to drive our actions, especially as they relate to standing up for our fellow Portlanders and the blatant injustices occurring on a daily basis.
Ori, in part, stated “… My case and other protest cases are going to happen all summer. Portland needs to stop being worried about bias. If you are considering possible biases, then you are not being biased. One can be fair and impartial even if they have witnessed horrible things. Having family detained by ice does not mean you cannot be fair and impartial in a case about ice…”. She asks that we get the word out to all potential jurors. This is something we can do to make a positive difference.
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