At 10:14 AM 7/11/01, Dan M. wrote:
> >
> >
> > Here in the US, it frequently seems that ill-educated jurors are more
> > likely to get to hear a case than well-educated ones: when the lawyers
>are
> > interviewing potential jurors at the start of a trial, each side is
>allowed
> > to reject a certain number without having to explain why, and many times
>as
> > soon as they learn that a person is well-educated or has a job that
> > suggests that they are well-educated, that juror is dismissed. The idea,
> > apparently, is that the lawyers don't want educated persons who will think
> > for themselves, but rather jurors who are likely to listen to what the
> > lawyers say and vote the way they want them to.
> >
>
>The jury that I was on didn't operate that way.
Good. However, I have heard from several people who were called in for
jury duty and found what I described to be the case. Hopefully such events
are in the minority.
-- Ronn! :)
