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Trump demands suspect be executed. Now look at the picture he's holding up (Original Post) D. Spaulding Wednesday OP
Flashback to Willie Horton. John1956PA Wednesday #1
flashback to the Exonerated Five Eugene Wednesday #4
Someone should hold up Maxwell's photo right back at him newdeal2 Wednesday #2
He just tainted any trial C_U_L8R Wednesday #3
This message was self-deleted by its author Melon Wednesday #6
. dalton99a Wednesday #5
There was almost a mistrial declared in Charles Manson's trial because he held up Prairie Gates Wednesday #7
+1 dalton99a Wednesday #15
When Richard Nixon weighed in and declared Charles Manson guilty . . . Journeyman Wednesday #8
He said the same of the Central Park Five. His words hold no merit. Torchlight Wednesday #9
That's not this moron's place mvd Wednesday #10
We don't need to ask why he felt it necessary to hold that photo up, and we all know D. Spaulding Wednesday #11
But he would have been happy to deport her IbogaProject Wednesday #12
So his immigration raid hasnt stopped crime? Johonny Wednesday #13
I'm a normal functioning country D_Master81 Wednesday #14

Response to C_U_L8R (Reply #3)

Prairie Gates

(6,210 posts)
7. There was almost a mistrial declared in Charles Manson's trial because he held up
Wed Sep 10, 2025, 11:34 AM
Wednesday

a paper with the headline that Nixon thought he was guilty. It was considered very inappropriate of Nixon to voice an opinion on an ongoing trial at the time.

Now Trump openly declares what the verdict and punishment should be and nobody bats an eyelash.

We're in deep trouble.

Journeyman

(15,381 posts)
8. When Richard Nixon weighed in and declared Charles Manson guilty . . .
Wed Sep 10, 2025, 11:35 AM
Wednesday

it was highly controversial and almost resulted in a mistrial. He was forced to retract the comments.

Torchlight

(5,615 posts)
9. He said the same of the Central Park Five. His words hold no merit.
Wed Sep 10, 2025, 11:38 AM
Wednesday

The only people who still take him seriously are those he can control and those who rely on his hatred to validate their own behavior.

mvd

(65,720 posts)
10. That's not this moron's place
Wed Sep 10, 2025, 11:42 AM
Wednesday

And last I saw NC doesn’t have close to full Democratic control. Cooper has the crime rate lower than many other red states.

D. Spaulding

(366 posts)
11. We don't need to ask why he felt it necessary to hold that photo up, and we all know
Wed Sep 10, 2025, 11:45 AM
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why he's doing it, don't we?

Johonny

(24,587 posts)
13. So his immigration raid hasnt stopped crime?
Wed Sep 10, 2025, 11:50 AM
Wednesday

When an immigrant kills an American we need to create a law with the Americans name attached and deport all immigrants.

When a black American kills a white immigrant, under Trump's watch, we need to kill the black man before the trial?

I give up, what's his message other than racism, because that is the only consistent thing here. When in doubt, be racist.

D_Master81

(2,187 posts)
14. I'm a normal functioning country
Wed Sep 10, 2025, 11:54 AM
Wednesday

If this was a normal country he would’ve just blown the prosecution’s case out of the water. I don’t disagree with what he said but the President interjecting himself into a case before any trial is very dangerous. I believe there was a president years ago that said something much more benign than this and nearly lost the case for the prosecution because of it.

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