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No Vested Interest

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2. I have long been conscious that I would not qualify

Reply to hrmjustin (Original post)

Mon Jan 26, 2015, 05:46 PM

Jan 2015

Last edited Mon Jan 26, 2015, 07:35 PM - Edit history (1)

as a juror in a case where the death penalty is a possible choice.

To me, this seems wrong, in that I am part of the whole population of "peers" of the accused.
If a large portion of society does not believe in imposing the death penalty and are thus disqualified from serving, the accused is not getting a true cross-section of his/her "peers".

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Boston bombing jury excludes some Catholics [View all] hrmjustin Jan 2015 OP

This would exclude anyone, including atheists TexasProgresive Jan 2015 #1

I have long been conscious that I would not qualify No Vested Interest Jan 2015 #2