[roses of sharon]

Which is why the guilty ask for jury trials, and not a bench trial.

Did you hear the Blake jury? They were vapid too.

Does CA even have a school system?

[Valin]

Does CA even have a school system?

Oh Wow Man, Like Fer Sure.

[snarkytart]

OMG the Blake Jury was silly stupid.

I saw an interview with one of the young guys on the Blake jury and 3 minutes into the interview he started hocking some music CD he made about how it was serveing on the Blake jury.
The interviewer cut him off immediately.

[RightWingMama]

Does CA even have a school system?

Why, yes we do. Actually, Condi Rice worked at STANFORD. Maybe you have heard of it? It's in Palo Alto, California.

[Lawgvr1955]

Which is why the guilty ask for jury trials, and not a bench trial.

Everyone is entitled to an opinion. BUT This statement is painting with too broad a brush. The Founding Fathers knew what it was like to have trials by a professional, a judge, who would be a "rubber stamp" for the prosecution. They didn't want to leave cases brought by the Crown decided by those appointed by that same Crown.

I have spent 25 years both prosecuting and defending criminal cases and believe in the jury system in this country. Yes, there are cases where it seems justice is not done, but they are the exception rather than the rule.

I hope if you are ever called to jury duty, you will inform the judge and lawyers your opinion about juries in voir dire. Not just the guilty seek juries. The right to a jury was important enough to be put in the Bill of Rights. Don't throw out a sacred right because you don't like the result in a couple of high profile cases.