"Darren New" <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote in message
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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.

1) The implicit assumption that only a jury would think that way, and the
judge would not, that is, juries have integrity and judges do not, is
unwarranted.
2) I'm not a believer in two wrongs make a right philosophy. I believe both
wrongs should be punished. Convinct the criminal, and then try/punish the
police.
3) Problem with the jury system is pandering by lawyers to essentially
losers of the social strata and driving up costs.

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