Would you LIE in order to be seated on a jury?

[cthulu2016]

40. YES, of course! (But not in your hypothetical)

This is a basic moral question, as far as I am concerned.

Of course one should not lie about their objectivity on a particular case, as in the OP hypothetical, because that robs the defendant of his/her constitutional protections.

But there are cases where I would lie to be on a jury... when I objected to the LAW being enforced.

Jury nullification is an important part of the system.

The exclusion of jurors who intend to nullify the law is also robbing the defendant of an implicit protection.

For instance, nobody who refuses to issue a death sentence is allowed on a capital jury. That is insane. A meaningful jury of your peers is not a jury with pre-selected views on the propriety of the laws you are charged under!

I would lie about that.

A drug possession case? An obscenity case? Yes, I would lie to get on those juries and would refuse to convict.

How about a state that criminalized abortion? I would surely lie to get on that jury!