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Re:‘Testilying’ by Police: A Stubborn Problem by __david__ on Wednesday March 21, 2018 @12:54AM (#16635576)
I got to jury selection last time I was on jury duty and the prosecuting attorney straight up asked the prospective jurors, "would you believe the testimony of a policeman above the testimony of the plaintiff?"

And guess which answer got people dismissed?

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Re:‘Testilying’ by Police: A Stubborn Problem by mulmen on Wednesday March 21, 2018 @04:50AM (#16636458)
I don’t like guessing. It only reinforces bias. Please complete your anecdote.
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Re:‘Testilying’ by Police: A Stubborn Problem by refurb on Wednesday March 21, 2018 @10:37AM (#16638325)
I had the opposite experience. There were a few folks that were trying to get dismissed with statements like that and ended up on the jury.

Remember the prosecution have a limited number of dismissals and statements like that are desired by the defense.

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