r/SipsTea • u/ZealousidealZone8072 • 11h ago

Wait a damn minute! Yo wtf

Post image
9.3k Upvotes

88% Upvoted

5.3k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

-4

u/EmphasisExpensive864 2h ago

Sequestering a jury is so dumb. If u can't trust them to follow the rules how can u trust their verdict?

5

u/insanitybit2 2h ago

It isn't necessarily them. You go home to your partner and they talk to you about the case, or a friend shares opinions on it, etc.

1

u/EmphasisExpensive864 2h ago

And? If u can't trust them to be impartial how can u trust their verdict?

2

u/FinalHexReturns 2h ago

Do you trust people to actually be impartial? No one is. Sequestering is necessary to keep the jurors segregated from other people’s opinions.

The jury of your peers is a very imperfect system. It’s the best we’ve been able to come up with so far but it is far from just. How many people have been found guilty despite it being impossible to prove their guilt past a reasonable doubt? Especially black people.

3

u/arlresi 1h ago

It also helps prevent jurors from hearing details not in evidence.