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I'm glad you changed your mind. The corrolary to this is to suggest that uneducated or unprincipled defendants should be tried by an uneducated, unprincipled ju
by in_cahoots 10y ago
I'm glad you changed your mind. The corrolary to this is to suggest that uneducated or unprincipled defendants should be tried by an uneducated, unprincipled jury. Everyone deserves access to an informed jury, regardless of the exact definition of 'peer'.
- seanp2k2 10y agoEveryone deserves that; I agree. How many actually receive that, though? From what I've seen, juries are mostly composed of people who are most interested in getting out of jury duty by reaching a verdict quickly. The one person who holds out for justice because they give a damn is typically put under immense peer pressure to cave so everyone else can go home. A good idea in theory, but in practice, many jurors are lazy and apathetic IMO.