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Why would a layman jury (all of whom are not doctors and are patients) every choose the side of the doctor ? Wouldn't it make a lot more sense to have those ju
by waps 13y ago
Why would a layman jury (all of whom are not doctors and are patients) every choose the side of the doctor ?
Wouldn't it make a lot more sense to have those juries staffed with medical practitioners only ? How is such a jury a "jury of peers", as guaranteed by the constitution ?
- mkr-hn 13y agohttp://criminal.findlaw.com/criminal-procedure/what-is-a-jury-of-peers.html http://criminal.findlaw.com/criminal-procedure/what-is-a-jur...
- ceejayoz 13y agoWould you want police brutality trials decided by a jury of cops?
- waps 13y agoThinking about it for a long time, yes, I would actually want such a trial to be decided by people who have been in the same situation as the cop. I am sure that they are decent enough people that if there is actual abuse they would vote to convict. Of course it'd have to be police officers from far away, who ideally do not know anything about the case other than is presented in the trial. That would be more fair than taking random people, who will represent the mob a lot better than they'll represent police officers.