Jacob Dix Trial Ends In Mistrial

I don’t always agree with Colin Cowherd but sure as hell do here: pic.twitter.com/0Q0nxvJbyS

— Andy Graham (@AndyGraham7777) June 1, 2024

We have some surprising good news to report out of the People’s Republic of Cville.

Daily Progress:

In the first test of a Virginia law crafted to prohibit Ku Klux Klan cross-burnings, the jury failed to reach a verdict.

The seven-man, five-woman jury announced in Albemarle County court Thursday they were deadlocked over the fate of 29-year-old Jacob Dix of Clarksville, Ohio, charged with using fire to racially intimidate under Virginia’s so-called cross-burning statute. …

The jury foreman, whose identity has not been disclosed, said that after a day and a half of deliberations, the final tally was three votes for guilt; eight for acquittal and one undecided. …

The prosecutions against the men who participated in the night-before march were announced a little more than a year ago, the fulfillment of a campaign promise made by Albemarle County Commonwealth’s Attorney Jim Hingeley. And while five men have pleaded guilty thus far, Dix’s attorney has blasted the prosecution as driven by politics. …

There is no such thing as “law and order.”

In the hands of partisan liberal Democrats, the “law” has become a weapon to punish enemies and reward friends. The entire populist Right has been targeted from Charlottesville torch marchers like Jason Dix to Alex Jones who was sued into bankruptcy and forced to sell Infowars to Trump himself who has been charged with over 90 felonies and convicted on 34 felony charges. Yesterday, a judge ordered Steve Bannon to report to prison on July 1. Everyone around Trump has been prosecuted.

The Colin Cowherd quote above illustrates just how far our enemies have gone to criminalize rightwing populist politics since Charlottesville. While it is too early to tell, this news might be a hopeful sign that more Republican voters have been enlightened on this issue by Trump’s trials and convictions and have become more open to jury nullification. The Democrat Commonwealth’s Attorney Jim Hingeley openly campaigned on his promise to wage lawfare against the Charlottesville torch marchers.