I dont know you, but sometimes juries scare me to death. There is a sarcastic joke that says the definition of a jury is 12 people who arent smart enough to get out of jury duty. This is clearly said in jest but it gives one pause. You must never know what kind of squirrely thoughts, ideas, and beliefs reside in a persons brain. The very fact that an occupation called jury selection consultant exists has to tell you something. Humans are emotional creatures, both prosecutors and defense attorneys do their utmost to leverage this fact in their trial strategies. Unfortunately, this turns the courtroom from a place of facts, logic, and reason into theater. The attorneys are playing to a human audience, and they do whatever they can to engender strong feelings on the part of the jury - hate, disgust, bias, support, or sympathy. The trial becomes not about facts and logic, but about emotions and feelings.
Posted on: Mon, 12 Jan 2015 18:19:01 +0000
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