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A comment on Jury Duty.

Re:Jury Duty by cgm616 on Friday December 04, 2015 @01:10AM (#10674963)
It's interesting to look at if this article is fiction or non-fiction. It is certainly amazing writing with a strong message, but seems to be so strange to be non-fiction.

Then again, I knew about some of this from the excellent Illustrated Guide to Criminal Justice, so I wasn't totally surprised.

In the end, does it even matter if it happened?

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Re:Jury Duty by dclowd9901 on Friday December 04, 2015 @02:48AM (#10675163)
If it's fiction, it's meaningless, as the anecdotes about jurors' lack of care were the most devastating parts.

That said, I would absolutely without a doubt believe this story based on my limited interactions with the general public.

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Re:Jury Duty by aaronbrethorst on Friday December 04, 2015 @02:29AM (#10675124) 

    In the end, does it even matter if it happened?
Yes, a man could have been sent to prison for a murder where reasonable doubt exists about whether or not he did it.
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Re:Jury Duty by puredemo on Friday December 04, 2015 @07:26AM (#10675914)
Gee, if only there was a signed confession. Oh wait.
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