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January 26, 2012

Inside the minds of Chandra Levy jurors

#Jurors in the Chandra Levy #murder trial had to answer a lot more questions than usual, because of the pre-trial notoriety resulting from Levy's relationship with former congressman Gary Condit. A McClatchy article today tells the basic story; here are some additional details about some of the 12 jurors and four alternates.

A 72-year-old male education researcher said that tattoos are "sometimes an art form."

A 58-year-old female journalist reported that she had a second cousin who is an FBI agent in Las Vegas. She said she didn't know much about gangs.

A 55-year-old female receptionist said she believed immigrants should arrive legally but she also understood "they flee difficult circumstances."

A 46-year-old male journalist said his opinion of gang members was "not great."

A 29-year-old male research associate said he had no problem with gang tattoos since "it's gang culture."

A 51-year-old engineering assistant said "it's their right to tattoo themselves."

A 37-year-old female billing assistant identified MS-13 as "a notorious gang that has dissembled body parts of victims."

A 62-year-old female interior designer said of the gang members that they are "going down the wrong road."

A 51-year-old female Federal Trade Commission lawyer said she has no tattoos herself but "I know people who do have them."

A 59-year-old female claims supervisor said of gangs that "(I) don't make them part of my lifestyle."

 

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