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I was recently called for jury duty, and the whole jury was asked if they would give testimony different weight if it came from a police officer. When called up
by C0nCave 9y ago
I was recently called for jury duty, and the whole jury was asked if they would give testimony different weight if it came from a police officer. When called up in voir dire, I said that I would give police testimony lower weight than others, and it wouldn't be enough on its own to prove guilt. The judge excused me from the case.
- stephen_g 9y agoThat’s fair enough, really. The defense probably would have thrown out the ones who said they’d put a higher weight on police testimony. Being skeptical of witness accounts is fine, but you admitted partiality specifically based on their occupation - I assume they want people who as much as possibly will evaluate the account based only the facts at hand.