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Have you ever served on a jury? My three times were eye opening. Very few of my fellow jurors had the slightest ability to perform critical thinking. Most paid
by geomark 4y ago
Have you ever served on a jury? My three times were eye opening. Very few of my fellow jurors had the slightest ability to perform critical thinking. Most paid no attention to the jury instructions and simply voted their biases. I can't imagine how bad they would be as civil leaders.
- kqr 4y agoI don't think anyone is saying these people would be competent. Just on average more competent than a career politician. If you're baffled by the average jury, you should see what the politicians are like!
- lapcat 4y agoThere are a number of problems with juries: 1. They're too small. 2. They're not totally random. The attorneys are allowed to eliminate members of the pool. 3. The jury doesn't actually run the trial. Nor do they run the police department, for that matter. The trial is run by the judge and the attorneys. The jury is mostly passive listeners. They're spoon-fed info at the trial and not even allowed to know all the facts. 4. Jury terms are too short. Contrary to what the previous commenter suggested, it's not ideal to have short terms. Citizen legislators should probably serve 1 or 2 year times. They need time to learn how to do the job. They probably need preparation before they take the job.
- fallingknife 4y agoThe point of a jury isn't competence, but independence. A judge may be afraid to convict a powerful defendant or acquit an unpopular one, because he has his career to think about. A jury has no such issue.
- sidewndr46 4y agoIf you simply align jury pay scales with pay scales for skilled labor in the work force, you'd expect to find basically only people who can't even hold a job. The 'pay' for jury duty in most areas is actually below minimum wage.