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The impact of systematically allowing criminals to go free if they can sufficiently intimidate or blackmail a single juror is also very high. If courts are una
by SquishyPanda23 6y ago
The impact of systematically allowing criminals to go free if they can sufficiently intimidate or blackmail a single juror is also very high.
If courts are unable to punish well connected criminals then it's difficult to keep a healthy democracy.
I'm not sure what the solution is, but it seems like there should be some redundancy in the system.
- pc86 6y agoI'm not saying the impact is low, only that it's lower than locking up innocent people for crimes they didn't commit, potentially for years or decades.
- Retric 6y agoThe tiny number of people who can intimidate jurors, can simply intimidate multiple ones if you’re changing the rules. Much simpler to simply isolate them so they are unaware of such attempts thus keeping juries and their families safe.