If you want to get on this jury, make sure to look like your average tax paying citizen who doesn't pay much attention matters of politics or current events. The law? You respect the hell out of the law! It should never be broken for any reason ever! And the law is whatever the prosecutor and defense think it is, that's jury selection. Lean toward appeasing the prosecutor, though. Once you're in, do some jury nullification if the defendant is a working class person accused of some bullshit like drug possession or petty theft
If you don't want to get on this jury, then you have strong opinions about jury nullification. You believe it is your civic duty to bypass immoral laws as a member of the jury, and you will do it. They'll tell you that if the evidence proves without a shadow of a doubt that the defendant committed the crime, then you legally must vote to convict. That's a load of shit, it's your right to vote however you want for whatever reason you want, let them know this!
Thank you. I'm just happy to help fulfill my civic duty and be part of the great American project! You say its my God given right to vote freely? I stand for the flag and kneel the the cross.
They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’"He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’ Matthew 25:44-46
Counterpoint: Saying you won't do jury nullification only to later do jury nullification is an impossible crime to prove as perjury because the prosecution can't read your mind well enough to determine you knew what jury nullification even was at the time you promised no knowledge of it.
Yeah as long as nobody does the dumb thing of asking for a definition, you can always say that you thought it meant 'changing the jury's verdict'. But never be the one to bring it up or mention it, it will immediately disqualify you from both the defense and the prosecution because then you are generally working outside their comfort zone.
Seconding recommendations to be normal.
If you want to get on this jury, make sure to look like your average tax paying citizen who doesn't pay much attention matters of politics or current events. The law? You respect the hell out of the law! It should never be broken for any reason ever! And the law is whatever the prosecutor and defense think it is, that's jury selection. Lean toward appeasing the prosecutor, though. Once you're in, do some jury nullification if the defendant is a working class person accused of some bullshit like drug possession or petty theft
If you don't want to get on this jury, then you have strong opinions about jury nullification. You believe it is your civic duty to bypass immoral laws as a member of the jury, and you will do it. They'll tell you that if the evidence proves without a shadow of a doubt that the defendant committed the crime, then you legally must vote to convict. That's a load of shit, it's your right to vote however you want for whatever reason you want, let them know this!
Thank you. I'm just happy to help fulfill my civic duty and be part of the great American project! You say its my God given right to vote freely? I stand for the flag and kneel the the cross.
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Don't commit perjury to try to get on a jury though.
Counterpoint: Saying you won't do jury nullification only to later do jury nullification is an impossible crime to prove as perjury because the prosecution can't read your mind well enough to determine you knew what jury nullification even was at the time you promised no knowledge of it.
Yeah as long as nobody does the dumb thing of asking for a definition, you can always say that you thought it meant 'changing the jury's verdict'. But never be the one to bring it up or mention it, it will immediately disqualify you from both the defense and the prosecution because then you are generally working outside their comfort zone.