i think the jury system sucks. its a pain in the *** to have to lose out on a days pay to drive downtown and pay $30 to park and then go sit in a room all day to see if youre going to be picked. then to sit throuh a long drawn out trial. and who says a jury would be any fairer than a judge anyway? most of the time you got 12 people that dont want to be there anyway and will say anything just to get the damn thing over with. wouldnt it be better to have it set up like the peoples court where the judge asks the questions then leaves for 5 minutes and comes back with a decision, and its all done in a half hour ?
2007-10-30 19:00:26 · 6 answers · asked by metaxas 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Get rid of the juries and we are one step closer to martial law.
The last legal line of defense our society has is through the jury........if a law, made by lawmakers is unjust it can be thwarted by jury nullification. This means that if the jury feels that the law is unjust, they can vote to not convict.
Serving on a jury is not something you have to do everyday, and it is an important part of our society. It is the constitutional way of doing things.....if you don't support the U.S. Constitution, live somewhere else!
2007-10-30 19:06:49 · answer #1 · answered by eric54_20 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
As any attorney can tell you, we do not always like the results that we get from juries but juries don't face the same day-to-day pressures that judges get. The judge on people's court never has to see any of the parties ever again and doesn't have to stand for re-election. Juries are in the same position for the most part. In addition, jurors get a chance to see what their police are doing and some of the other things going on in their community. The framers understood that jury service was, besides being a check on the government, one of the best ways for the average citizen to learn what was happening in their community. Clearly, we need to pay jurors better and make some reforms to make trials run quicker and smoother, but nine times out of ten a system with jury trials beats the alternative.
2007-10-31 02:15:02 · answer #2 · answered by Tmess2 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would personally rather be judged by a jury of my peers rather than some 60 year old partisan politican with some axe to grind.
2007-10-31 02:14:35 · answer #3 · answered by vikingaprinsessan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So, you'd rather be tried by a political appointee?
Political money put him there and he (she) will protect business and money by deciding cases against little people, LIKE YOU.
Great idea, kinda like suicide.
2007-10-31 02:11:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
do you know if you don't speak english and need an inturpeter you can get out of it. also if your racist they also connsider switching you out.
2007-10-31 02:09:40 · answer #5 · answered by cayey911 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would say i am innocent
you too as long as you didnt do nothing that bad
2007-10-31 02:09:19 · answer #6 · answered by Agent99 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋