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Re:Trial by Jury, a Hallowed American Right, Is Vanishing by dsfyu404ed on Tuesday August 09, 2016 @02:17PM (#12256642)
prosecutor asks: "do you consider eyewitness testimony from a police officer to be more or less important than testimony from a non LEO"

HN answers:"Maybe, LEOs are subject to the same imperfections as every other human on the planet, it's really goanna depend on the specific situation"

Prosecution requests dismissal, defense counters, judge agrees with prosecution, HN reader is dismissed.

Prosecution asks the same question to some random middle aged woman "sure, I guess it's more important, police officers are always supposed to be trustworthy.

Judge face palms, steam is coming out of the defense attorney's ears, prosecution is smiling from ear to ear. Prosecution requests the juror, defense requests dismissal, judge rolls eyes and accepts.

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Re:Trial by Jury, a Hallowed American Right, Is Vanishing by dragonwriter on Tuesday August 09, 2016 @07:57PM (#12258537)
That's not particularly realistic. The first answer obviously can't support a dismissal for cause; the prosecution could burn a peremptory challenge, but that doesn't require the judge to "agree" because peremptory challenges are numerically limited but automatic.
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