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How could a group with exceptionally sharp minds who have lived through 7 decades of intense technological and social change possibly have better perspectives t
by waterlesscloud 12y ago
How could a group with exceptionally sharp minds who have lived through 7 decades of intense technological and social change possibly have better perspectives than people who have lived through 2?
- baldfat 12y agoThey all are EXTREMELY intelligent people! BUT the issues presented can be lost and then we are dependent on the staff of the justices who explain issues and then the bias of the people "educating" the justices have a HUGE influence on the justices.
- musername 12y agoIs it not the staff, but expert-witnesses? Of course the influence of the technical advisory is subjective, so is the judge's. Arguably, more subjectivity levels out the preciseness of the judgement, it's a compromise, but certainly not unwelcome, when jury is invited to weigh out bias with it's own necessarily biased opinion. You can't get that out of the equation, because ...