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Re:Jury Duty by justinpombrio on Friday December 04, 2015 @12:02AM (#10674753)
And what if you don't help, and the defendant is innocent but goes to jail for a heinous crime they did not commit? Does that possibility hold less weight with you?

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> not necessarily because I support the defendant

Suppose the defendant is innocent until proven guilty. Now that they're innocent, would you like to support them?

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Re:Jury Duty by thwyperson on Friday December 04, 2015 @12:15AM (#10674804)
Does that possibility hold less weight with you?

In general no, in this specific case, yes, because the evidence is so overwhelming. Think "twenty dead bodies found buried in defendant's basement next to bloody knives with defendant's fingerprints." I know this might be an unsatisfactory response, but I really can't be more specific without pointing to the actual case and I don't want to get into specifics in case I do decide to assist.

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Re:Jury Duty by justinpombrio on Friday December 04, 2015 @12:41AM (#10674880)
Ah, then you needn't worry much, because when your evidence is presented the jury will be thinking instead about the twenty dead bodies buried in the basement, right?

If the evidence is overwhelming, a little defense shouldn't hurt, and if it isn't, maybe they're innocent after all.

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Re:Jury Duty by suneilp on Friday December 04, 2015 @12:14AM (#10674798)
We're so conditioned to be afraid of evil we can't recognize the true "evil".
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