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humblebum

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13. Yes, but I will add that I think a mechanism must be put in place to enable "jury" decisions to be

Wed Dec 14, 2011, 03:34 PM

Dec 2011

appealed. How democratic is it for a jury to pass judgment with only a charge being presented, the "defendant"
not being allowed to present a defense, and consequently being judged by an other than unanimous vote?

It may seem trivial, but recently recently a "case" was presented to a jury. A "charge" was made that the "defendant" said certain words, that in reality were never said nor implied, and the subject of the charge was a complete fabrication and misrepresentation of the actual facts.

Again, this may seem trivial, but if such actions become common, the credibility of DU itself could be undermined.

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Yes. LAGC Dec 2011 #1

Yes Goblinmonger Dec 2011 #2

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Yes. ZombieHorde Dec 2011 #6

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yes, but no locking of on-topic threads lazarus Dec 2011 #9

Yes. +1. cleanhippie Dec 2011 #18

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YES Dorian Gray Dec 2011 #11

Yes. Jim__ Dec 2011 #12

Yes, but I will add that I think a mechanism must be put in place to enable "jury" decisions to be humblebum Dec 2011 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author Goblinmonger Dec 2011 #14

We have no control over jury decisions at all cleanhippie Dec 2011 #19

Try Here, Sir The Magistrate Dec 2011 #20

You'd have to take that up with Skinner, et al. Hosts have no power over jury decisions. n/t iris27 Dec 2011 #21

No Hosts. Adsos Letter Dec 2011 #15

Yes. iris27 Dec 2011 #22

Yes. rrneck Dec 2011 #23

No hosts. rug Dec 2011 #24

LOL! Adsos Letter Dec 2011 #50

Yes! Yes please! LiberalAndProud Dec 2011 #25

excellent choices maddezmom Dec 2011 #26

I vote yes - the sooner the better EvolveOrConvolve Dec 2011 #27

+1000 maddezmom Dec 2011 #28

Yes. immoderate Dec 2011 #29

Yes. Tonight definitely highlights the need WhollyHeretic Dec 2011 #30

YES frogmarch Dec 2011 #31

I'm fine with it. But I have to wonder if tonight's little troll/sockpuppet wasn't an... TygrBright Dec 2011 #32

This person posted nasty crap in several other forums that were alerted and hidden and had at least WhollyHeretic Dec 2011 #34

Yes, they were a definite troll EvolveOrConvolve Dec 2011 #35

I wish we were that manipulative. Renew Deal Dec 2011 #43

Oh yes uriel1972 Dec 2011 #33

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Yes nt WolverineDG Dec 2011 #41

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Hosts can lock threads. nt ZombieHorde Dec 2011 #45

They cannot prevent jurors from abusing their powers. beam me up scottie Dec 2011 #48

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Yes rexcat Dec 2011 #49

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