People on HN often decry the jury system. A reminder: while you have a right to a jury trial, the justice system is all too eager to get you into a bench trial,

People on HN often decry the jury system. A reminder: while you have a right to a jury trial, the justice system is all too eager to get you into a bench trial, which takes place only before a judge, to save time and money. Taking a jury trial is a choice, one the prosecution and judge both generally never want you to take. In this case, as in many, it was the law and the judge that potentially miscarried justice. Right away, we see the judge refusing to sever the defendants from each other - because one trial is easier than two. The writer felt that the judge hemmed them in. The only chance this guy had was jury nullification. That’s why the right to a jury trial is so important.