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minus-squareCoreidan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months ago The main problem with that analogy is that juries hear all the evidence before making their decision. No. They are SUPPOSED to hear all the evidence. Reality and expectation are different things. Voters are supposed to hear all of the facts. But reality and expectation are different things. The analogy works great.
minus-squareflossdaily@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoI don’t think you understand how real juries work, then.
minus-squareCoreidan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoOh ya? Tell that to Oj Simpson after getting away with murder.
minus-squareflossdaily@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·11 months agoThey all heard the all the evidence.
No. They are SUPPOSED to hear all the evidence. Reality and expectation are different things.
Voters are supposed to hear all of the facts. But reality and expectation are different things.
The analogy works great.
I don’t think you understand how real juries work, then.
Oh ya? Tell that to Oj Simpson after getting away with murder.
They all heard the all the evidence.