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The scariest thing in the world is a jury of your peers. They don't know the law, even when explained to them. (I know this doesn't apply to everybody, but reme
by bloomingeek 3y ago
The scariest thing in the world is a jury of your peers. They don't know the law, even when explained to them. (I know this doesn't apply to everybody, but remember, juries are made up of all walks of life.) If an "expert" says almost anything, they believe it.
Now, if the experts are found to be lacking, it's even scarier.
- smegsicle 3y ago> They don't know the law normalize 'not knowing the law' as grounds for nullification
- coldtea 3y ago>The scariest thing in the world is a jury of your peers No, the scariest thing is judges enforcing bad laws or enforcing laws badly, without referring to your peers.
- anigbrowl 3y agoStrong disagree. A judge can be dead wrong, but they have to put their opinion in writing and it's subject to appeal if there are fallacies in it. I would prefer a bench trial.
- bloomingeek 3y agoYes! What I'm about to say is controversial, if it must be a jury pool, I'd rather have professional jurors then a jury of my peers. That way, how they voted would be on the record and the law books could be cited. (However we felt about the OJ trial circus, some of the jurors said they had already made up their minds even before the trial started!)