On 24-1-2010 20:23, Darren New wrote:
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/22/AR2010012202273.html?hpid=opinionsbox1

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> I thought Warp might be interested in seeing a story about why Americans 
> think juries are a good idea.  I'm not saying I'm agreeing or not, but 
> this is the sort of thing people argue that's a good reason for juries.
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A couple of remarks:
- the judge in our system often catches these things, so it does not 
mean that a jury system is better. IMO
- I think judges are more likely to catch this than arbitrary citizens
- This guy got a decent defence lawyer. How common is that? I have heard 
some people claim that poor people often get lazy ones.
- The whole police operation is absolutely illegal here.

but if the Americans think this kind of exceptions is any justification 
that is fine by me, as long as I don't have to live in such a country. ;)

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