somebody wrote:

I'm not advocating that juries are better. I'm simply pointing out the sort 
of reason people give for juries being better.

A benevolent dictatorship wins over a democracy any day. The problem is 
making sure it stays benevolent.

> 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.

Oh, and incidentally, this doesn't work in practice, which is why it's 
illegal to introduce evidence that was obtained illegally, for example.

> 3) Problem with the jury system is pandering by lawyers to essentially
> losers of the social strata and driving up costs.

And I have no idea what this means.

-- 
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
   Forget "focus follows mouse." When do
   I get "focus follows gaze"?

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