derioderi0@lemmy.worldtoMalicious Compliance@lemmy.world•[REPOST] Won't Let Me Go To Jury Duty? Enjoy Being Questioned In CourtEnglish
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1 year agoIf you truly believe in jury nullification, you won’t mention it to the judge or prosecutor though…
If you truly believe in jury nullification, you won’t mention it to the judge or prosecutor though…
Unfortunately, the easiest way to get out of jury duty is to be a scientist, engineer, or lawyer. No attorney with half a brain wants anyone of those three professions to be on a jury deciding the fate of their client.
However it is primarily a cultural phenomenon, it’s simply spread to the rest of the world as part of the US cultural zeitgeist and near-hegemony.