Its far more likely that the mob would blame the judge as its his decision, but if the jury says not guilty then the judge and all 18 jurors would be blamed. Thus its easier to just protect the judge and his family. They would be in danger either way.
Basically a mistrial with prejudice(meaning Kyle can't be tried a 2nd time) shields the jury from the wrath of the mob. The judge and both sets of lawyers are going to face some level of threat no matter what the outcome is.
Would a mistrial make the prosecutor a target for BLM hatred?
The media would need to spin it as "prosecutors intentionally sink Kyle case".
Or we could...
Its far more likely that the mob would blame the judge as its his decision, but if the jury says not guilty then the judge and all 18 jurors would be blamed. Thus its easier to just protect the judge and his family. They would be in danger either way.
Basically a mistrial with prejudice(meaning Kyle can't be tried a 2nd time) shields the jury from the wrath of the mob. The judge and both sets of lawyers are going to face some level of threat no matter what the outcome is.
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