Tsarnaev lawyers: Suspend jury selection over Paris attacks

Associated Press ^ | Jan 13, 2015 6:52 PM EST | Denise Lavoie

[Olog-hai]

Lawyers for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev asked a judge Tuesday to suspend jury selection in his trial for at least a month because the recent terrorist attacks in France have again placed the marathon bombings “at the center of a grim global drama.”

The lawyers said a delay would allow some time “for the extraordinary prejudice flowing from these events—and the comparison of those events to those at issue in this case—to diminish.” …

[Sasparilla]

No.

[SkyDancer]

Typical left wing lawyer stunt ... liberals hate America. Period.

[Steely Tom]

How unfair. Ordinary people think that getting blown up or shot to death by members of a foreign death cult is a bummer. This tends to prejudice the jury pool. We can’t find enough people who are ambivalent about Islamic terrorism. Oh poor us. The system’s broke. America sucks. Boo hoo.

[Diogenesis]

Why not just let his victims decide
since they are THE LEAST LIKELY
to be effected by the Paris Atrocity?
Let them be his Jury and Executioners
before letting his body be eaten by pigs, online.

[CGASMIA68]

Tried as criminals not terrorist ....what did you expect.
Perfect example as why NOT to allow this BS

[Vaquero]

Why couldn’t those cops just ventilate the heck out that boat.

[Paladin2]

Hang hasan first.

[jmacusa]

I agree. Just shoot them now.

[refermech]

Indeed, he is an enemy combatant and should be tried in a military court.

[jocon307]

Well, they could play that game forever, eh?

[mass55th]

While they're at it, why don't they postpone all college exams too.

[shalom aleichem]

Do we have a Judge Ito?

The Judge should say, “NO! Let’s move on!”

[bicyclerepair]

The goats are lonely?

[Reddy]

Wait- joker pleaded not guilty?

[knarf]

[Steely Tom]

While they're at it, why don't they postpone all college exams too.

I remember that. It was because of Trayvon or The Gentle Giant, right?

[tsowellfan]

So, Tsarnaev's lawyers are rightfully comparing their client's actions to the actions of the terrorists in Paris...

Perhaps Tsarnaev should suspend his lawyers

[Veto!]

the extraordinary prejudice flowing from these events

Yah, sure, youbetcha. You can see exactly what kind of defense this jerk is preparing for his terrorist client.

[a fool in paradise]

I thought the government is claiming this a lone wolf attack not rooted in global terrorism.

What next, no jury selection in a bank robbery case because someone robs a bank in another country?