Trial of Occupy activist struggles to find jurors impartial to protest movement

By artappraiser on Thu, 04/10/2014 - 11:11pm |

By Jon Swaine in New York, theguardian.com, April 10, 2014

• Series of potential jurors voice opposition to Occupy Wall Street
• Cecily McMillan, 25, faces seven years in prison for assault

It is the most important question being asked of dozens of New Yorkers lined up as potential jurors for the trial of Cecily McMillan, an Occupy Wall Street activist accused of assaulting a police officer: what do you think of her protest movement?

Unfortunately for those keen on the swift procession of justice, a series of Manhattan residents who presented themselves at the criminal courthouse this week declared that they strongly disagreed with it – and could not promise to be impartial about one of its members [....]

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http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/10/trial-occupy-activist-cecily-mcmillan-jury-selection