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Old 10-31-2007, 10:05 AM   #13
Aj_
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  • The standards of qualification for a jury aren't particularly high, they also don't have to want to be there.
  • Juries are susceptible to group behaviour, with leaders, intimidation, and pressure to conform.
  • Jurors may be "selected" in some countries, by prosecution and defendant council, that are given a number of allowed rejections. Both aren't interested in selecting competence. It's an advantage to select bias and ability to be manipulated.
  • What does the strategy of lawyers or barristers suggest about their thoughts on jurors?
  • Would you expect two sets of twelve jurors to come to the same conclusion, and if so, how often?
  • Do you trust members of the public to, after hearing two advocates of positions about a complex subject, decide which one is supported by evidence?
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