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Originally Posted by dksuddeth
try explaining this better please. I'm having trouble reconciling your issue with the prosecuting speech to potential jury members and your belief that we must follow what that prosecutor really says.
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It was in reference to the statement I quoted. If a person simply wants to get on a jury and give a non-guilty verdict for the sake of going against the law, it does nothing for the cause. While a prosecutor may use wrongful means of getting that person into the trial, it can't supersede the actual causes of whether the person is guilty or not.
I'm not advocating that the laws should be abused, but in the effort to make sure they do their job truthfully and accurately, the same standard should be held to those who are on a jury.
just saying 'not guilty' because "don't like the law" makes a greater mockery of the system and the people than it already is.
just saying 'not guilty or guilty' because of a speech I heard in the jury pool room would be the same thing. IF we are actively discussing how inappropriate the system can be..what good does it do anyone to use the same tactics to get our point across?
Again, the justice system is all sorts of fucked up.. all I'm saying is that people need to be smart and not just enter a verdict just because they hate the system..