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> nor is it necessarily right to imagine they will once they are subjected to "widespread outreach and education". This. Proponents of jury nullification seem
by jberryman 15y ago
> nor is it necessarily right to imagine they will once they are subjected to "widespread outreach and education".
This. Proponents of jury nullification seem to think that a juror needs to have revealed from on high the idea that a jury can decide to flout the law and issue whatever verdict it wants. The reason why juries don't do this isn't because their minds can't conceive of this fact, but because the majority of people understand the importance of rule of law, and that they have a responsibility that extends beyond the scope of the case at hand.
- ScottBurson 15y ago> the majority of people understand the importance of rule of law But it is precisely because of the importance of the rule of law that the enforcement of unjust laws, or the enforcement of a law that may be broadly just but fails to be so in a particular circumstance, must be resisted. I don't know that the majority of people have really stopped to reflect on that.
- cynicalkane 15y agoI don't understand why this is downvoted. Is there anything controversial about the above?