On Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:59:56 -0400, Warp wrote:

> Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote:
>> 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.
> 
>   I don't think crime is a matter of opinion. (At least not in most
>   cases.)

Crime isn't what's being decided by the jury.  What's being decided by 
the jury is which facts presented are the actual facts of the case - that 
determination is made by normal people in the US who are called up for 
jury duty.

Out of curiosity, have you ever served on a jury?  In Finland (going from 
memory, so please correct me if I'm wrong), what sort of criminal justice 
(and civil justice, for that matter) system is used?

Jim

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