“One of the very severe limitations we have in our judiciary is the IQ and attention span of the average randomly-chosen juror.”
I was Juror on a civil case about 20 years ago. It was wrongful termination regarding an big agricultural company. Lots of science, especially chemistry. The jurors in their 20s were clueless, and had glazed-over eyes most of the time. In the end, they voted according to which side’s lawyer was dressed better and cooler overall.
(Most of the kids were VPs at banks, so it makes a person wonder.)
Come to think of it, I was on a civil-jury once and I had thought to myself, on that occasion, that some of my fellow jurors were knuckle-heads!
It seems strange to have to say that justice shouldn’t be the same as choosing a homecoming king and queen.