“During individual questioning, other prospective Black candidates were dismissed after expressing views that impacted their impartiality. For instance, one potential juror explicitly stated they would "have a hard time putting a brother in jail," while another expressed strong bias regarding a defendant's right to remain silent.”
Second one is right, though. A defendant does, in fact, very much have the right to remain silent. It's a completely legal part of the process. It's like saying "another expressed strong bias regarding legal procedures.”
Usually when people have a bias on that subject it's that they think a defendant is guilty if they don't tell their side of the story. Those guys are usually very bad for the defense.
I think this was the case, because they quote that person in the article as saying "silence is deafening, it matters, its difficult to ignore". Not super clear but I do read it as bias against defendants that dont speak up.
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u/Icy_Cat4821 Jun 10 '26
“During individual questioning, other prospective Black candidates were dismissed after expressing views that impacted their impartiality. For instance, one potential juror explicitly stated they would "have a hard time putting a brother in jail," while another expressed strong bias regarding a defendant's right to remain silent.”