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Re:Feds Can't Force You to Unlock Your iPhone with Finger or... by rjf72 on Tuesday January 15, 2019 @04:22AM (#18909866)
This has had the opposite effect of what you seem to be implying. It's something that's come up quite frequently in discussions of jury nullification [1]. Jury nullification being when a jury ends up voting not guilty, even when they believe the defendant guilty, generally because they do not find the law (or possibly the punishment) just.

For decades a rate of about 5% for hung juries was typical. In more recent years some jurisdictions have seen more than 20% of cases end in hung juries. [2] Some have seen this as evidence of a rise in jury nullification, but others have argued that it's due to the 'CSI Effect' [3] with these individuals believing that, because of shows like CSI, the standard of proof required for a conviction seems to be rising - along with a reduced weighting given to things like circumstantial evidence.

[1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jury_nullification

[2] - https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/jury080299.ht...

[3] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CSI_effect

Re:Feds Can't Force You to Unlock Your iPhone with Finger or... by 6nf on Tuesday January 15, 2019 @07:26AM (#18910657)
That sounds like a good thing to me to be honest
Re:Feds Can't Force You to Unlock Your iPhone with Finger or... by pseudalopex on Tuesday January 15, 2019 @04:52PM (#18915789)
The article about the CSI effect says it's believed to work both ways. Jurors expect more forensic evidence but put more faith in it.