A jury on Watch Vanguard OnlineWednesday cleared NBA player Derrick Rose and his two friends of gang-raping a woman in 2013.
With a lack of physical evidence, the civil trial was largely based on text messages and phone calls, which the jury determined weren't sufficient enough to support the woman's allegations.
After the verdict, multiple members of the jury were eager to take a picture with Rose, a former NBA Most Valuable Player.
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That's right. After a weeks-long trial dealing with rape accusations, where jurors are expected to maintain complete objectivity, they wanted pictures with the man they just found in favor of.
SEE ALSO: Debate guests pretty much used as pawns in presidential electionReporters in attendance snapped photos of multiple jurors posing with Rose and his attorney outside the courthouse in Los Angeles.
Two jurors took a pic with Rose. One said he had never heard of him (not a sports fan), the other is not a Rose fan. pic.twitter.com/vKpwX8BGld
— jon greenberg (@jon_greenberg) October 19, 2016
But Jurors weren't the only ones getting questionably friendly with Rose, a guard for the New York Knicks.
“Best wishes,” Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald told Rose after reading the verdict. “Except when the Knicks play the Lakers."
Folks on Twitter were skeptical of the situation, particularly given the fresh results of the trial.
Tfw you get cleared of rape charges despite questionable evidence indicating otherwise & jurors want to pose for photos after #DerrickRose pic.twitter.com/BiZIonDy9j
— Wordlife (@wordlifeTO) October 19, 2016
I think Derrick Rose is innocent but JFC why would you pose with the jurors right after 🙄
— Tyler Domenico (@_tdome) October 19, 2016
Says a whole lot about jury bias when the jurors pose with the defendant after a trial #DerrickRose pic.twitter.com/jbAn3CcYHf
— Kafeeeya (@kafeeeya) October 19, 2016
The woman, whom Rose met in 2011, had been seeking $21.5 million in damages.
"I am thankful that the jury understood and agreed with me," Rose said in a statement to the Associated Press.
They understood. They agreed. And they wanted photos, too.
