(August 8, 2015 at 7:50 pm)Minimalist Wrote: That was all it took to crush my belief in the "justice" system.
You mean they accepted you onto a jury? I have been called in several times in my life, and no one has ever selected me for a jury. Both the defense and the prosecution are always quick to get rid of me. The only question I have going in, is which one is going to have the first chance of getting rid of me. It is funny, really, since it is impossible that I am going to be prejudiced against them both and rule against them both, but neither side ever wants me on a jury. Some of this is due to my relatives (my father-in-law is a retired cop, which seems to be why the defense always wants me out of there), and some is due to the things I have done and the fact that I have opinions about things.
I personally would not mind serving on a jury, but I very much mind being called in when I know going into it that no one will ever select me for a jury. It is just a waste of my time, as well as their time.
"A wise man ... proportions his belief to the evidence."
— David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, Section X, Part I.
