During one of the E. Jean Carroll cases, a potential juror was a follower of Tim Pool. One of Carroll’s lawyers asked to strike him for cause, but after questioning him the judge felt he could be fair and impartial.
The judge was correct. The juror voted against Trump.
During one of the E. Jean Carroll cases, a potential juror was a follower of Tim Pool. One of Carroll’s lawyers asked to strike him for cause, but after questioning him the judge felt he could be fair and impartial.
The judge was correct. The juror voted against Trump.
Juries generally do their job, and I have a theory as to why they still work.
One of the biggest problems America is facing right now is that there is an avalanche of disinformation enveloping our country, and many Americans seek out that disinformation because they like it.
When someone serves on a jury, they are exposed to actual facts all day for weeks and I think it has a deprogramming effect. Even if they have crazy beliefs on all kinds of issues, on this one issue they have been bombarded with so many facts, that they can't just ignore them.
You’re absolutely correct. And listening to the judge intone, “If you find A, then you must find B” has an awesome effect, in the literal sense. The judge has told them what to do for weeks and they are in the habit of doing it.
It’s not a free-for-all back there. The foreperson will lead them through the counts one by one, there will be rounds of voting, etc.
And in addition to their sense of duty, they want to go home. A holdout is about as welcome as shingles, and it’s an unusual soul who can hold out against eleven other people. It’s not Twelve Angry Men.
During one of the E. Jean Carroll cases, a potential juror was a follower of Tim Pool. One of Carroll’s lawyers asked to strike him for cause, but after questioning him the judge felt he could be fair and impartial.
The judge was correct. The juror voted against Trump.
Reading juries is a fool’s errand.
Juries generally do their job, and I have a theory as to why they still work.
One of the biggest problems America is facing right now is that there is an avalanche of disinformation enveloping our country, and many Americans seek out that disinformation because they like it.
When someone serves on a jury, they are exposed to actual facts all day for weeks and I think it has a deprogramming effect. Even if they have crazy beliefs on all kinds of issues, on this one issue they have been bombarded with so many facts, that they can't just ignore them.
You’re absolutely correct. And listening to the judge intone, “If you find A, then you must find B” has an awesome effect, in the literal sense. The judge has told them what to do for weeks and they are in the habit of doing it.
It’s not a free-for-all back there. The foreperson will lead them through the counts one by one, there will be rounds of voting, etc.
And in addition to their sense of duty, they want to go home. A holdout is about as welcome as shingles, and it’s an unusual soul who can hold out against eleven other people. It’s not Twelve Angry Men.