(July 26, 2013 at 4:33 pm)c172 Wrote: I know trial by jury is supposed to be a very well revered right, but sometimes the concept scares me. Why should we trust six random people?
How dare you!
Can you think of any better experts to review evidence given by experts on law, forensic sience and other fields which then build up a case against an individual. And to then determin if that evidence is adds up or does not add up t declare a person guilty or not guilty?
Who better to determine that than a bunch of people who probably dont even understand half of the stuff they are presented in court?
I am not fund of that system. Here the evidence is presented to a judge and two witnessing judges who then determin guilt/not guilt and the verdict. Of course in this system many trials can be streched into being longer because a judge who has previously expressed political views that might cloud his or her objectivity or has releations which might have brought him into contact with the defendandt has to be replaced.
