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Originally Posted by gazthomas
i also think its a bit daft that there are a bunch of people such as lawyers, judges etc who get paid £5000+ per annum who are paid to do this type of things in life and yet still they ask 'ordinary' people to make the final conclusion.
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The jury is supposed to reflect the opinion of the society (well sort of!) and that’s why ordinary people randomly gets picked for jury duty. Even though in Sweden I’m quite certain that none can force you into it.
I wouldn’t feel as comfortable if the jury was a bunch of lawyers, since we all know how path-dependent people tend to be within their professions. It’s in line with a democratic society.