[NobleFree]

Men often get screwed in divorces. Insofar as that applies to the issue at hand, it supports the idea that only unanimous verdicts should result in conviction - otherwise innocent defendants are likelier to get screwed.

So what did you mean by saying, "10-2 verdict, the defendant wins. He walks, and he either stays honest, or kills some else. DemSoc states have no problem with giving criminals another chance to offend."?

[jonascord]

If the prosecutor cannot convince the entire jury of guilt, the defendant walks.

Your average DA is not going to become governor without a 95% conviction rate. It's why they don't like juries. Too much of a gamble.

If a DA consents to a jury trial, that are expensive and time consuming, he is 110% sure he can convince 12 goofs who can't duck out of the duty that the accused is guilty.

I simply explain that, having bought two Chicago cops, an alderman and a traffic court judge, I'm probably not good jury material. So far, nobody wants me on a jury.