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  Re: Do trials by jury make sense?  
From: Stephen
Date: 28 Apr 2008 11:34:22
Message: <3erb14lpfv0mnloe4pb5gog3vfh2qfklhq@4ax.com>
On Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:28:05 -0700, Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom>
wrote:

>Warp wrote:
>> Stephen <mcavoysAT@aoldotcom> wrote:
>>> You don't really get the point about being tried by a jury of your
>>> peers, do you?
>> 
>>   I, once again, would like to make the comparison: If there's a crime
>> in progress, would you prefer experienced trained police officers to
>> handle it, or a lynch mob of random people?
>
>This is a different situation. There's an urgency, a risk of escalating 
>danger, and a possible initiation of violence.

Fuzzy thinking IMO.

>A better comparison would be whether you'd more likely see a movie the 
>educated critics say is good and everyone else says is bad or vice versa.

Whose side are you on? Don't give Warp ideas :)

I think this is a bit too trivial. Can you really compare lose of
liberty (or worse) with going to a movie?
-- 

Regards
     Stephen


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