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Yup. I knew someone who worked in the Ministry of Justice in France and he was ecstatic when they announced they would stop jury trials for criminal charges. H
by PoignardAzur 6y ago
Yup. I knew someone who worked in the Ministry of Justice in France and he was ecstatic when they announced they would stop jury trials for criminal charges.
He said juries just aren't that great at the job. They're easily influenced by current events, susceptible to fallacies, etc. A lot more so than judges, according to my acquaintance (who was admittedly biased).
- pmarreck 6y agoSo they just use a single judge instead? That is (obviously) not always superior. What about a panel of highly-trained rational-evidence evaluators? This would absolutely be superior to laypeople... Except for the corruption potential