If you think a jury is unreliable, you can opt for a bench trial instead. In a bench trial, a judge hears the evidence, determines the facts, considers the lega

If you think a jury is unreliable, you can opt for a bench trial instead. In a bench trial, a judge hears the evidence, determines the facts, considers the legal issues that arise, and decides whether a defendant is guilty or not guilty. There is no jury involved in a bench trial. Fact-finding moves from the jury's duty to become part of the judge's duty. Jury trial is a right as to shield one from being targeted by a system or dictatorship that is corrupt all the way down. If you think your peers are idiots you can waive that right and put the trial in the hands of a judge who does this for a living. Pick your poison. But at least you get options in the US system.