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       Jury Duty
       By: stanley123 Date: November 3, 2014, 3:17 pm
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       [quote author=marc hanna link=topic=49.msg213#msg213
       date=1414535183]
       I was told once a sure fire way into Heaven: Do not judge.
       Christ our Lord taught us: Judge not lest ye be judged.
       I we do not judge anyone, we may be able to escape judgement
       ourselves.  Obviously, a little easier said than done, but an
       interesting concept all the same.
       [/quote]Jehovah's Witnesses take this command seriously as they
       refuse to sit on juries.
       #Post#: 552--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Jury Duty
       By: marc hanna Date: November 3, 2014, 3:49 pm
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       I have an issue with jury duty too, but as a juror you are not
       asked to judge a person's heart, only if the evidence is
       reasonable enough to prove that the defendant perpetrated the
       act for which he or she is accused.
       #Post#: 559--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Jury Duty
       By: stanley123 Date: November 3, 2014, 11:44 pm
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       [quote author=marc hanna link=topic=49.msg552#msg552
       date=1415051360]
       I have an issue with jury duty too, but as a juror you are not
       asked to judge a person's heart, only if the evidence is
       reasonable enough to prove that the defendant perpetrated the
       act for which he or she is accused.
       [/quote]The question to the jurors is whether or not the accused
       had violated a law. As the lawyers say, ignorance of the law is
       no excuse.
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       Re: Jury Duty
       By: marc hanna Date: November 11, 2014, 8:54 am
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       [quote author=stanley123 link=topic=49.msg559#msg559
       date=1415079877]
       [quote author=marc hanna link=topic=49.msg552#msg552
       date=1415051360]
       I have an issue with jury duty too, but as a juror you are not
       asked to judge a person's heart, only if the evidence is
       reasonable enough to prove that the defendant perpetrated the
       act for which he or she is accused.
       [/quote]The question to the jurors is whether or not the accused
       had violated a law. As the lawyers say, ignorance of the law is
       no excuse.
       [/quote]
       Yes, but there is also the element of intent that they are often
       required to judge on.  Examples:  the intent to commit a murder
       in advance can turn 2nd degree and even manslaughter into
       premeditated murder.  The intent to do harm (where no harm
       actually occurred) is the difference between no crime and
       assault with a weapon.  Conspiracy is an intent that is criminal
       even when no crime has been committed.
       But I digress, this is way off topic.
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