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Chauvin Juror: Jury Duty A Chance To ‘Spark Some Change,’ Something ‘We Got To Do’

Tim Pearce
Chauvin Juror: Jury Duty A Chance To ‘Spark Some Change,’ Something ‘We Got To Do’
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Brandon Mitchell, a juror during former police officer Derek Chauvin’s murder trial, encouraged black activists to “spark some change” through jury duty.

Mitchell has done a string of media appearances since the jury he was on found Chauvin guilty of murdering George Floyd. In an appearance on the “Get Up! Mornings” show with host Erica Campbell, Mitchell suggested that jury duty was an avenue to fight for social change, similar to voting.

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