“Jury finds itself guilty of being unable to follow very basic instructions.”
digitalpencil on
Waste of time and money because jurors can’t follow the basic directions. It’s right that they were dismissed.
Open/shut/whatever doesn’t matter. Our justice system depends upon even-handedness and regardless of whether these guys are guilty as sin, they deserve a fair trial because without one, no-one else can depend upon one either.
andrew0256 on
I read about these events quite often. Why are the jurors not prosecuted for contempt of court and/or fined the costs of the aborted hearing?
ay2deet on
I would like to know what the ‘broadcast’ was, just interesting to know why it may bias a jury.
Spamgrenade on
Yeah this is one of the many reasons I think that jury trials are dumb. There is no inherent wisdom or safeguard at all in 12 random members of the public deciding someone’s fate. I would much rather (if I was innocent) be in front of a 6 member legal professional panel or similar. Especially if the case was even remotely complex. And if I was guilty I would much prefer 12 members of the public.
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“Jury finds itself guilty of being unable to follow very basic instructions.”
Waste of time and money because jurors can’t follow the basic directions. It’s right that they were dismissed.
Open/shut/whatever doesn’t matter. Our justice system depends upon even-handedness and regardless of whether these guys are guilty as sin, they deserve a fair trial because without one, no-one else can depend upon one either.
I read about these events quite often. Why are the jurors not prosecuted for contempt of court and/or fined the costs of the aborted hearing?
I would like to know what the ‘broadcast’ was, just interesting to know why it may bias a jury.
Yeah this is one of the many reasons I think that jury trials are dumb. There is no inherent wisdom or safeguard at all in 12 random members of the public deciding someone’s fate. I would much rather (if I was innocent) be in front of a 6 member legal professional panel or similar. Especially if the case was even remotely complex. And if I was guilty I would much prefer 12 members of the public.