Fnord wrote:
Bravo5150 wrote:
In orientation, before going to our respective courtrooms, I asked "Will I be allowed to ask any questions to the witnesses if a point pops into my head that neither the prosecutor or defense attorney brings up?" Instead of a direct yes or no answer, she briefly left the room then came back about five minutes later to announce "there are no jurors needed today, everyone plead out."
Here's another one: "Will the jury be allowed to find that the legal statute cited in this case is itself illegal?" I once saw just that one question result in the dismissal of the entire jury pool in a similar way.Love these, and that's exactly how I think.
In fact, the latter has led to a couple disagreements I have had with armed officers and guards (in my teens and 20s). I couldn't understand why they were unwilling to, or nervous about, discussing the nuances of the trespassing rules. TOM: They're busy. It's not their job.
As I asked in broken Spanish of a young guard with an assault rifle in a third-world country: if I'm not supposed to sit here, why is there a bench? (which reminds me that I await the report from my ASD assessment)
On a Jury one might see where there is systematic flaws regarding evidence, testimony... etc. or not...