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I've been called for Jury Duty 2 times in the past 4 years. The first time, I was not needed and dismissed after they selected a jury...it was a murder trail...I would have been ok with sitting on this jury...
The second time I was Juror #13....yep, I was the alternate Juror. I got to sit in the Jury Box, the trial was a "armed" robbery. The fella on trail used a bb gun as his weapon of choice. He wasn't disputing the fact he commited the crime. His lawyer was saying the bb gun was a "true weapon" as per NC state law...
anyway, I was dismissed as the Jury went in to deliberate...
Personally, I see Jury Duty as an obligation that should not be taken lightly. I listened with an open ear, wanting to do the best job possible. I don't think it's a bad system, it just takes people to be serious about participating...
As for the religious stuff, I don't really subscribe to any sort of religion, so that wasn't a problem for me.
we cant just let god take care of it. somebody has to judge.
But, what if "some guy" WAS actually guilty and your vote set him free? Just a thought.
I was called to jury duty but I was tossed off the case because it was a domestic violence case and I have a family friend that was murdered by her husband. The attorneys thought I was biased. Probably rightfully so.
As far as saying you don't think that people should judge other people, who do you think should do it. Should all trials be judge trials? Or should people not bother and wait for God to strike down the guilty with lightning?
and this was probably the 4th or 5th time i was called to serve, but only time actually selected for a jury.
I won't have a problem serving if I get selected, and will take it very seriously and try my best to enter with an open mind. I would want jurors taking the same approach if I had to appear in court at some point in my life.
I really don't understand you saying that you would "have to vote NOT GUILTY" because of some fear of convicting an innocent person. How would you feel if you were on the victim side of something, and the jury just let your attacker go because they were afraid?
If anything, my fear would be the opposite if it was a violent crime. I would be afraid that we let a someone guilty go, and they went out and hurt someone else.
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I didnt say that i thought people shouldnt judge other people, just the idea of it all kind seems frightening to me.. Contradictory if you will lol
Trust me, i understand there is a legal system for a reason. Just me personally (and yes its probably due to being young and never being on a jury) I feel that it would be a big weight to me to sit and decide someones fate. Unless the person says "hey im guilty" and of course, if there is reason without a doubt. Ive seen/heard of cases that were complete bullshit though. A reasonable doubt means alot of different things to alot of different people.
I must disagree with you on the low amount of people who go to jail unjustly statement. It happens more often and more frequently than you might think.
http://www.innocenceproject.org/
The same could be said for the other end of the spectrum. What happens if you are on trial for murder. Lets say your an american indian and someone in the jury just so happens to hate native americans. Im just saying ... People are crazy and i dont trust a one of em! :P
Personally i just hope i dont ever have to deal with it... Its just something i don't feel comfy with.. if that makes me a cop out or a weenie.. so be it i guess
I don't think it's as screwed up as you do. In fact, I have jury duty for the 3rd time in 5 years starting in a couple of weeks.
I know for a fact that I could not sentence someone to death, but outside of that you just have to listen to the testimony and make a decision based upon the evidence.
The one trial I've actually been selected for went like this. We heard the evidence and went to deliberate. I was one of the last to agree to the verdict of guilty. Then the sentencing phase started and we found out he'd been convicted of the same crime 3 or 4 other times.
I'm very religious, but I don't really see the connection between religion and jury duty.
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I guess i just figured religion affects everything for most people. Sorry if i was wrong about that
Contradictory to what? Who exactly do you think should decide if someone is guilty or not guilty? I am not sure why it seems frightening, all you have to do is decide if the prosecution had enough evidence to prove someone committed a crime. Technically the defense doesn't even have to do anything. I agree that "reasonable doubt" means different things to different people, but that is why there are 12 people and they have to make a unanimous decision.
As far as that site you posted. On it their are profiles for 215 people who they think are not guilty going back as far as 1991. How many millions of criminal cases have happened since 1991. No where on their site have I found any stats that indicate the percentage of cases where people are wrongfully convinced, which is why I still think it is probably a pretty low number (especially when you look at how many people on trial are repeat offenders).
I think stats would totally be helpful when looking at this situation. I mean if one person out of a million gets wrongfully convicted then yes that sucks, but it is a way different situation than on in ten people getting convicted wrongfully.
There were two psychologists, one said he was mentally unstable, the other said he wasn't. Now twelve random people needed to decide who was right, the first "specialist" or the second.
Are these people qualified to make that decision?
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You're not wrong about it at all. I never really thought about it from the "judge not, lest ye be judged" perspective and there probably is some merit in that.
I think my opinion about how sitting on a jury relates to that instruction from the bible is that on a jury we're judging from an earthly perspective with earthly consequences and I think the bible is speaking about judging from a heavenly perspective with heavenly consequences.
...are those who've helped us.
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You HAVE to go....cause if you were being convicted you'd want someone like yourself in the jury. There are alot of folks that are guilty.....but to your point....live in Texas...and if I was appointed to a case that had the possibility of capital punishment, I'd be excluded cause I don't believe in capital punishment.....even though I should lie then get on Jury and make sure person dosn't get the chair. Been selected twice and both times didn't make it to a jury for different reasons. BUT will always go and support everyone going....its your duty...and its the best system we have.
I was once on a murder trial jury and two of the jurorist had decided what they were going to vote on in advance. Despite the majority voting guilty, it was declared a hung jury. I have no idea if the defendant was set free or if he was put on trial again.
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