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Oh man, mine was worse. After the first person got off for saying ”I can’t be impartial because I don’t like cops because (shaggy dog story), but I also hate Me
by Redoubts 7y ago
Oh man, mine was worse. After the first person got off for saying ”I can’t be impartial because I don’t like cops because (shaggy dog story), but I also hate Mexicans like the defendant because (another shaggy dog story).”, everyone took it as the green light to make up wild shit to get out of selection. That ended up being the most asinine two days of jury selection I’ve ever been apart of.
- mantap 7y agoIn England we solve this problem by enumerating the allowable reasons upfront. - You know the defendant. - You know the victim or one of the witnesses. - You know someone in the court room such as the lawyers, judge, etc. - You have close family in the police service or prosecution service. - The trial would cause you to serve for more than 2 weeks and you have a mitigating personal circumstance such as being a carer for someone. Also lawyers are not allowed to question or reject jurors unless they think they are violating a rule.