[CharlesOK]

The lesson from this trial is that juries can overlook the media hyped public opinion polls and still reach a verdict on the evidence, or lack thereof.

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Not really; a murderer got off and it's clear that the jury was a basket of imbeciles.

Our justice system is a wreck.

[Arrowhead1952]

CharlesOK
Since Jul 17, 2011

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Welcome to FR! Kind of odd you pick the Casey Anthony trial as your first post. Lots of trolls have been on this topic.

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I guess per this article, prosecutors just want fair minded jurors, and the defense is gaming the system.
It couldn't possibly be that the defense is just doing it's job.
What is the point here? The standard of proof should be changed or that people should just accept the government's word for it that the accused person is guilty?
This article accuses jurors of being lazy. Well, I have seen cases where the cops were lazy and the evidence in court was therefore quite thin.
I recently had a CPS case where their excuse for not getting sufficient evidence was lack of government funding.
My response was that maybe you should take that into account before you take away someone’s kid. Either follow the rules or leave people alone.
But don't arrest someone or remove their child and then not bother to get all the evidence available.
Sheesh!
Where I live people suffer from the reverse CSI effect.
Evidence? We don't need no stinking evidence! That stuff is for TV.
Very conservative area, but extremely naive about government, and the corruption in the legal system and law enforcement.