Re: Jury duty
On Nov 15, 2006, at 1:04 PM, joanna wrote:
Wojtek Sokolowski wrote:
I may also add that if the “jury nullification” principle was to
be the norm, I would have zero confidence in the justice system, both
criminal and civil, because that system would be reduced to a mob rule or legal
lynching. In such situation, I would be probably more receptive to the
position held by the NRA that the best protection is not the legal system but the possession of fire arms, the more fire power the better.You are a serious misanthrope. My wonderful Armenian divorce
lawyer, as decent, intelligent, and skilled a lawyer and human
being as one would be likely to meet, told me once that the jury
system is the best thing to happen to the legal system — and he
clearly believed that wholeheartedly and passionately.
I’ve been on a couple of juries, and I’m always impressed. People
take their work really seriously and do their best to deliver an
honest verdict. It’s inspiring really. Woj, you’re a terminal sourpuss.
Doug