Joe,
I still think disregarding the law is not a good thing in the long run. It
might seem to be in the short term and for specific cases, but my feeling on
this is the same as Abraham Lincoln's who said "The best way to get a bad law
repealed is to enforce it strictly."
...Bill!
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, "Joe" <desert_woodworker@...> wrote:
>
> Bill!,
>
> As it happened in our desert cow-town, things are better for what my friend
> and her 7 other peers pressed.
>
> I won't generalize. Neither should you. ;-)
>
> A fine line exists: do juries see a fault in recorded Laws? If so, go ahead
> and disregard them. Sure, it's a problem if it is a prejudice: In Tucson, it
> was not.
>
> I advise all Jury members to take the Law into their own hands. That's our
> System (although some regret it).
>
> --Joe
>
> "Bill!" <BillSmart@> wrote:
> >
> > Joe,
> >
> > The problem with this is you run the risk of juries making their own law.
> > Like when White juries tried Black defendants. I don't think it's a good
> > idea.
> >
> > Of course if it is a jury trial the judge can always set aside the jury's
> > verdict and impose one of his own.
> >
> > ...Bill!
>
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