Thanks - I must have missed that gem from Goldsmith (unintended pun...) I've served on a Jury and it was the depth, breadth, & mix of our collective life experiences that enabled us to eventually unanimously agree to a verdict - having seen/read some appalling decisions Aotearoa & elsewhere) by sole Judges, I agree that if you are potentially going to incarcerate someone for a long time they should be entitled to a "jury of their peers" (yes I know, juries can get things badly wrong as well)
I plan to write something about how overall great juries are as citizen decision making and how we underuse sortition in politics and government... soon......
Awesome you got to be on a jury and that it worked out well.
Thanks - I must have missed that gem from Goldsmith (unintended pun...) I've served on a Jury and it was the depth, breadth, & mix of our collective life experiences that enabled us to eventually unanimously agree to a verdict - having seen/read some appalling decisions Aotearoa & elsewhere) by sole Judges, I agree that if you are potentially going to incarcerate someone for a long time they should be entitled to a "jury of their peers" (yes I know, juries can get things badly wrong as well)
I plan to write something about how overall great juries are as citizen decision making and how we underuse sortition in politics and government... soon......
Awesome you got to be on a jury and that it worked out well.