2026-03-10 14:44 UTC
@Geri@mastodon.online People still haven't grasped the difference between cause and affect.
The problem is not "We need juries". The problem is "We need a judiciary that is fully independent and functions properly".
Juries are notoriously unreliable, as someone on Bluesky mentioned "my jury pushed through a verdict because several members had to go to a party".
But you can't take away juries without addressing the root cause, and just make it a cost cutting excercise.
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@wanwizard@mastodon.scot 2026-03-10 14:45
@Geri@mastodon.online Most countries don't have a jury system, but they have fully independent judges, and no court is presided over by a single judge. Even a divorce court has 3 judges, larger cases 5 or more, to rule out any bias.
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@Geri@mastodon.online 2026-03-10 14:50
@wanwizard@mastodon.scot ii think you are missing the point of today's argument xx