I mean, they could have the dumbest people deciding whether a master criminal gets a death penalty or not! come ON!
2006-09-28 15:45:17 · 16 answers · asked by Me Being Me 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
honey this how it works. a jury consists of 12 people too stupid to get out of jury duty. exactly what the lawyers want...
2006-09-29 08:01:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, but I am mad at the fact that a person running for president of the USA is not given an IQ test. Who cares about a criminal, they all had air conditioning before public schools did, and 3 meals a day........lot's of American children growing up did not have this kind of luxury.
2006-09-28 16:57:29 · answer #2 · answered by kay w 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
IQ really wouldn't tell you much most peoples IQ is right around 100. plus you are supposed to be tried by a jury of your PEERS
2006-09-28 15:47:31 · answer #3 · answered by Parrot Bay 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Even though people may not be educated in a collegiate way, they know right from wrong. That is why the prosecuters and the defense have the selection process.
And, no, I am not mad.
Why would I want to get paid nothing for taking time off work?
I would do it no problem if called but, I am not mad that I have not :-)
2006-09-28 15:51:19 · answer #4 · answered by rvogelpohl2001 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you are suppose to get a jury of your peers, but you don't get that either. iq intelligence and common sense aren't a criteria for jury duty. besides the judge gives jury instruction which is usually in there court room language to side with the prosecution and find the defendent guilty. they don't want you to think for yourself anyways. just do as he/she says, fair trial? not a chance.
2006-09-28 15:57:35 · answer #5 · answered by nellie 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes a little. It is hard to think we leave the leagal system in the hands of people with the brain power to become lawyers ans judges but at the end a group of poeple who are potentialy uninteligent have the ultimate ruleing on our justice systems ability to function in a fair manner.
2006-09-28 16:37:56 · answer #6 · answered by jessica 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Jury of your peers. Not jury of your IQ match.
2006-09-28 15:47:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
doesn't really bother me. by keeping it luck-of-the-draw, you get more or less an even spread of people. plus they dont just choose 12 or however many and say "thats it. you're the jury." they get like 50 people and then go through and interview, etc.
2006-09-28 15:48:40 · answer #8 · answered by Andrew H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is a thin line between genious and insanity u can be smart as hell but all messed up in da head trust me i have a cousin like that. IQ doest determine common sense
2006-09-28 15:47:28 · answer #9 · answered by nyyfan4life23 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you're supposed to get a jury of your peers, not a jury of the smartest people in the population, that'd be pretty elitist
2006-09-28 15:47:07 · answer #10 · answered by videocrew 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋