On 27 Apr 2008 18:10:24 -0400, Warp <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> wrote:

>
>  Moreover, putting it bluntly, in average half of the jury will have
>less than average IQ, is some cases even significantly low IQ. This may
>affect negatively their capacity to judge something impartially and
>rationally.

You don't really get the point about being tried by a jury of your
peers, do you?

It is not an education based safeguard but a class based safeguard.
Although there is talk, here in the UK, of having specialised juries
or no juries but a panel of judges, for financial and technical
trials. It is the job of the lawyers to explain to laymen the case and
the judge to interpret the law, amongst other things.
-- 

Regards
     Stephen

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