[nopardons]

Oh ? And juries are SO accurate and intelligent ? The O.J. trial worked ? What about the massive jury nullifications in the Bronx, where depending upon the melanin ( sp ? ) content of the perp AND the jury, absolutely GUILTY people are freed ? I could go on, but you seem to have long ago made up your own mind.

Have YOU ever been called to jury duty ? I have.

If military trials were okay for George Washington, our own mlitary service people, and Nazis, they are okay for the bin Laden, al Quaeda scum. Case closed. : - )

[BikerNYC]

Oh ? And juries are SO accurate and intelligent ? The O.J. trial worked ? What about the massive jury nullifications in the Bronx, where depending upon the melanin ( sp ? ) content of the perp AND the jury, absolutely GUILTY people are freed ? I could go on, but you seem to have long ago made up your own mind.

I've made up my mind?

Yes, I prefer to rely on citizen juries to decide who the government throws in jail, just as I prefer citizens to decide who gets elected to public office. Do they sometimes do things that I would prefer them not to do? Certatinly. So what? I don't get to impose my will on our system. Others get to participate too. They might have different views than I do. And since when should your view of who is "absolutely guilty" take precedence over 12 other people who have heard all of the evidence in court?

With regard to the Bronx, most defendants who go to trial are found guilty. And black defendants who are found guilty are typically found guilty by juries that are all or mostly black.

And yes, I have worked in a courtroom, from both inside and outside the jury box.