Black Juror in Dunn Trial: It Was Never About Race

A second juror from the Michael Dunn trial has broken her silence, and she reiterated the belief, first expressed by juror No. 4, that race didnโ€™t play a role in the case, Mediaite reports. Suggested Reading ‘Sinners’ Releases in Black American Sign Language. Here’s What That Means A Burger King Employee Throws a Drink on…

A second juror from the Michael Dunn trial has broken her silence, and she reiterated the belief, first expressed by juror No. 4, that race didnโ€™t play a role in the case, Mediaite reports.

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Juror No. 8, an African American, told CNN in an exclusive interview that it was never about race for her; it was about justice.

โ€œI never once thought about, โ€˜Oh, this was a black kid, this was a white guy.โ€™ Because that wasโ€”that wasnโ€™t the case,โ€ the 21-year-old, who was the youngest on the jury, told CNN reporter Alina Machado.

When asked what she would say to those who thought Dunnโ€™s race allowed him to get away with murder when the jury failed to convict him on first-degree charges in the killing of 17-year-old Jordan Davis, the juror said they should learn the law.

โ€œI would tell them that they really should knowledge themselves on the law,โ€ Miles replied. โ€œIt was about justice.โ€

Earlier this week, juror No. 4, the first to speak out in the Dunn case, told ABC News that Dunn likely wouldโ€™ve killed a white teen in the same situation and that race was never discussed while they deliberated Dunnโ€™s verdict.

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