True, but what it really boils down to is twelve people in a closed room....never, ever underestimate the havoc that can be brought by twelve people in a closed room....
Well, I have more faith in the collective wisdom of those 12 people than I do in a lot of judges, attorneys, and other know-it-alls. I'm often amazed at how smart juries are, together, that is. I have served on three myself. However, I also have seen some real dummies - kinda scary.