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minus-squarebrygphilomena@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·1 year agoJury nullification is something that more people need to use. If you don’t agree with the law, as a juror you can always vote not guilty. Though if you talk about jury nullification they will not select you for jury duty.
minus-squareCaptain_Patchy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoThat is why we have to talk about it out here, where they have no say in our speech…
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minus-squareCaptain_Patchy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jury_nullification_in_the_United_States https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/jury_nullification Once you are on the jury it is your prerogative nay, your RESPONSIBILITY to use it when it is appropriate. A law criminalizing feeding the homeless is a perfect example of why jury nullification exists.
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Jury nullification is something that more people need to use. If you don’t agree with the law, as a juror you can always vote not guilty.
Though if you talk about jury nullification they will not select you for jury duty.
That is why we have to talk about it out here, where they have no say in our speech…
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jury_nullification_in_the_United_States
https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/jury_nullification
Once you are on the jury it is your prerogative nay, your RESPONSIBILITY to use it when it is appropriate.
A law criminalizing feeding the homeless is a perfect example of why jury nullification exists.
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