• Kyrgizion@lemmy.world
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      2 days ago

      You know they’ll disqualify anyone who might even hint at knowledge of jury nullification from the jury pool. They’ll be selected on their ability to convict solely.

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          2 days ago

          Now you’re asking them to commit perjury - which is also bad. (In case anyone reads this and decides to try their best poker face)

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            1 day ago

            Now you’re asking them to commit perjury - which is also bad.

            Only if they get caught and punished for it. Laws exist to discourage bad behavior, which lying in service of justice isn’t, so in this case breaking the law is the morally correct thing to do.

            Like shooting a billionaire or the CEO of a predatory corporation.

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              23 hours ago

              Sure, whatever, but lying under oath during the jury selection process is a crime called perjury. Morale correctness aside, I’m just trying to keep folks out of jail my dude.

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            2 days ago

            Now your asking them to commit perjury

            Only if they specifically ask “do you know about jury nullification?”

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              2 days ago

              No, they usually ask something like “Do you have any personal beliefs that would prevent you from returning a guilty verdict involved with this type of crime?” - seriously yall, this shit isn’t hard to look up and is usually posted right alongside explanations for what jury nullification is. Frankly, I doubt anyone reading this is rich enough to pull the “you didn’t specifically ask about jury nullification therefore I technically did not commit perjury”-card.

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                17 hours ago

                Well at least now I know it’s effectively illegal for me to be on a jury for the rest of my life. So that’s cool.