tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829599.post113036400669465285..comments2024-01-28T00:20:40.933-08:00Comments on Agoraphilia: Drug War DilemmaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829599.post-1130428192662331382005-10-27T08:49:00.000-07:002005-10-27T08:49:00.000-07:00It's an interesting problem.Do juries exist to giv...It's an interesting problem.<BR/><BR/>Do juries exist to give an accurate legal verdict, or an accurate moral one? I think the original intent was that they would decide in their best judgment if the defendant had a) committed a crime and b) if that crime was wrong. But modern systems have ignored part b). <BR/><BR/>I believe both decisions are morally justified. If you want to go through the trouble to lie and prevent an innocent man going to jail, that is good. If you don't, that is also fine.Calibanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00211122145450234526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829599.post-1130392428597296722005-10-26T22:53:00.000-07:002005-10-26T22:53:00.000-07:00I was thrown off of a jury similarly. The judge a...I was thrown off of a jury similarly. The judge asked if I opposed any existing criminal laws, and I said "Yes". He asked if there were circumstances under which I would refuse to decide according to the law as written, and I said "Yes" again; and he dismissed me.<BR/><BR/>The strange thing is, it was a forgery case and I wouldn't have had any problem deciding in accordance with <I>that</I> law.<BR/><BR/>I agree with you that one doesn't owe the judge the truth in this case.<BR/><BR/>Isn't dismissing potential jurors who might choose not to uphold a law a denial of their right to nullification?Gilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16905127825110313631noreply@blogger.com