MacN'Cheezus@lemmy.today to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoWell, I guess that settles itlemmy.todayimagemessage-square176fedilinkarrow-up11.08Karrow-down130
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minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 months agoThe degree to which the jury pool is going to be stacked with people tied to the finance and insurance industry is going to send eyebrows through the ceiling.
minus-squareleadore@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 months agoTrue, even though it’s supposed to be a jury of the defendant’s peers, not a jury of the victim’s peers.
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoThe concept of a “peer” has been fast and loose for a long time. All-white upper-class juries sentencing poor black men happens to this day.
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The degree to which the jury pool is going to be stacked with people tied to the finance and insurance industry is going to send eyebrows through the ceiling.
True, even though it’s supposed to be a jury of the defendant’s peers, not a jury of the victim’s peers.
The concept of a “peer” has been fast and loose for a long time. All-white upper-class juries sentencing poor black men happens to this day.