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Towlie

(5,328 posts) Fri Apr 19, 2024, 01:49 PM Apr 19

Why do they announce all of the jurists' occupations when they're supposed to be anonymous? [View all]

I believe if the jury fails to convict it'll be due to their fear of Trump's supporters and his promise of "retribution", and revealing the jurists' occupations seems like an unnecessary aid to narrowing down their identities.

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Why do they announce all of the jurists' occupations when they're supposed to be anonymous? [View all] Towlie Apr 19 OP

If this is routine to make occupation of jurors then it's cool. jimfields33 Apr 19 #1

So far I've seen really general like "works in finance" - so do thousands of others in NYC TBF Apr 19 #2

They've released additional, pretty egregious identifying information. Gore1FL Apr 19 #3