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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I always was so confused when jury nullification was explained to me like it was some special secret menu item in the US legal system. When I realized it was literally just voting for the result u want regardless of the evidence, I was like wait that's just what being on a jury is.

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago

the difference is a jury in a criminal trial is supposed to decide whether someone committed a crime, not whether the law should even be enforced