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Demoiselle

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4. You're right.

Reply to quinnox (Reply #1)

Mon Jul 15, 2013, 09:22 PM

Jul 2013

Men and women often do approach things differently, and I think the differences help clarify issues in a discussion. I've had one experience as a juror on a pretty serious criminal case, and I liked the way we worked together, men and women. We also had tremendous variety of professions/occupations/formal education levels on that jury, and I think it made us very good as a thinking group. There were also twelve of us...a much better number than six, imo.

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I think juries should have more than six people on them... [View all] Demoiselle Jul 2013 OP

And no way should it be 6 women quinnox Jul 2013 #1

You're right. Demoiselle Jul 2013 #4

Neat observations quinnox Jul 2013 #8

There are studies that show men and women look at things differently davidn3600 Jul 2013 #11

exactly, I agree completely quinnox Jul 2013 #13

How about 6 judges, instead of 6 bias, cluless citizens?? darkangel218 Jul 2013 #2

So just throw away a system that dates back to Magna Carta? Nye Bevan Jul 2013 #3

Jurors have been wrong way too many times. darkangel218 Jul 2013 #5

Do you realize how difficult it is to ammend the constitution? Travis_0004 Jul 2013 #7

Yeeps. darkangel218 Jul 2013 #10

Why have more jurors? TheLion Jul 2013 #6

So do I. Igel Jul 2013 #9

Amen treestar Jul 2013 #12