Police and Jury's - Good Idea ?
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Whoa, whoa, whoa...not a good idea by any means, the suspect/s on trial are held in view by police officers as the likely culprits otherwise they wouldn't be there. Isn't it the case that the police on the jury are likely to side with the prosecution ie fellow officers.....not mentioning the Masons. 
What next police judges
What next police judges
rospa said:Having done a stint of jury service I think it will be a good idea. Half of the 12 did not have a brain cell between them and basically went along with what I and another girl thought. Problem is most people with any intelligence are in good jobs and try and avoid Jury Service at any cost.
Definitely not. They are too close to the "system".
tonyrec said:
the suspect/s on trial are held in view by police officers as the likely culprits otherwise they wouldn't be there.
Isnt that the case anyway
yes but the cynic(realist ?) in me says that the jury officer is going to be more sympathetic with the prosecution case. You could always balance it up a bit having by having ex-cons on the jury tho.....could you see Mad Frankie Fraser giving anyone a guilty
tonyrec said:Tony - I see that, possibly in response to Size Nine Elm's comment about spelling, you tried to balance the books by not using the apostrophe in "isnt" that you misused in "Jury's
the suspect/s on trial are held in view by police officers as the likely culprits otherwise they wouldn't be there.
Isnt that the case anyway
In reply to your question, I feel strongly that those who make and administer the law (eg. MPs, Parliamentary drafters, police, traffic wardens, lawyers) and those who maintain our punishment system (eg. warders, probation officers) should NOT be allowed to sit on juries.
As for "trial by peers" raised by Pies, "peers" refers to rank, not to role, and in the British justice system this differentiates Members of the House of Lords (as was) from everyone else.
Streaky
Big_M said:
Definitely not. They are too close to the "system".
Having done a stint of jury service I think it will be a good idea. Half of the 12 did not have a brain cell between them and basically went along with what I and another girl thought. Problem is most people with any intelligence are in good jobs and try and avoid Jury Service at any cost.
And a proportion of the poulation not having the slightest clue what actually goes on the real world
gone said:
Good idea. Many more convictions will be made
Remember everyone is guilty of something
Liebchen - you are not supposed to be prejudiced!
You are supposed to listen to the evidence, be objective, dispassionate, and not let emotion get in the way!
Really why BiBs should not be allowed to serve on juries - too subjective and possibly could result in miscarriage of justice and they could brow-beat other jurors to agree with their point of view - which is all too possible. Can see lots of compensation looming for unsound convictions here - which we taxpayers will be forking out for yet again!
Keep getting strange mental image of you when I read your posts: bloke grinding his teeth, waving his fist and proclaiming "he'll'ave me for this!"
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