I have served on a couple of juries. My opinion is that rather than picking random citizens to sit on juries, it should be a full time profession. Would cut out a lot of the nonsense I witnessed by attorneys.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9jWHTjl-cU

The system could be better. Dismissing potential jurors for having watched too much CSI isn't unreasonable, but on the other hand, they expect juries to be made up of abject idiots, and dismiss jurors who call them out for saying crap like 'the accused was caught with 5000 milligrams" instead of "5 grams" because it sounds like much more than it really is.

Also, Judges trying to instruct juries that they can't invoke jury nullification, or penalizing someone who mentions it is blatantly illegal.

The system has flaws.

The alternatives are horrific.

Everyone is guilty and must pay the price...

Is a great thing to say to get out of jury duty.

引用自 Master of Off Topic：

Everyone is guilty and must pay the price...

Is a great thing to say to get out of jury duty.

Or wear a neat poloshirt, and if the judge complains about lack of coat and tie, say "gee, your honor. It's 80 degrees outside, and I left my 'Robespierre did nothing wrong' shirt at home."

I am technically exempt from jury duty on account of my disability, so long as I can provide a letter of exemption to the court. But considering that every single time I want my current shrink to do anything beyond a thirty minute Zoom call every three months I have to twist his arm, leg and testicles, I might just show up to jury duty the next time my number comes up.

I expect that should I be able to speak a complete sentence without my retardation being blatantly obvious that once the interview turns to me bringing up capital punishment and why it should always be an option for offenses that involve littering I will be promptly escorted out of the building.

Jury duty sucks, but it is one of the best things that can exist in a legal system.

I've only been a juror once. It's pretty boring.

The only good thing was it exempted me from serving juror duty for a few years.

It's fine. I think the idea is good on paper to get non biased participants, but that's it.

I've only had to do it once and they settled out of court before they started interviewing us. Hooray...
Did get to read most of a book tho, so it wasn't a total waste of time.

引用自 Grendalcat：

I have served on a couple of juries. My opinion is that rather than picking random citizens to sit on juries, it should be a full time profession. Would cut out a lot of the nonsense I witnessed by attorneys.

youd learn why thats not the case.

the simple turth is every system has flaws and every system can be abused and garbage like dc politicans would be 100 times worse then they already are.

引用自 Fake：

I've only been a juror once. It's pretty boring.

The only good thing was it exempted me from serving juror duty for a few years.

i got called once and then a note like a day before that i wasnt nessecary...