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It stands directly in opposition to liberalism and leftism, with its cult of the expert. Just say "no".
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blowfish posted:There are plenty of countries that both are more democratic and less obsessed with the concept of a jury than the US. Germany, where the class system is enshrined in the schools, is surely a model for democratic ideals. In fact, the assumptions around "the average person is poo poo" are exactly that "cult of the expert"- lawyers are necessarily on a higher plane of existence, congenitally elite. Can a full caste system be far behind? In any case, it's questionable whether the current obtuse state of the law is a necessary requirement or a coincidental consequence of the way law has evolved or a means of recentralizing control such that the average citizen is helpless against legal mechanisms, such as with policing.
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Neurolimal posted:The decision of the jury is that of a moral decision, not a legal one. That's why you need the entire jury to agree, and why jury nullification results in a mistrial that finds the defendant free. The big objection is that jurors can't possibly understand the legal framework they make their decision under.
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