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		baobabKoodaa on April 25, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Convicted Post Office workers have names cleared A single person (a judge) sounds better than a jury to me.

ed25519FUUU on April 25, 2021 [–]

Personally I’d much rather be judged by 12 of my peers, where they must be unanimous in a conviction.

baobabKoodaa on April 26, 2021 | [–]

We've seen time and time again how juries become "unanimous" in their conviction of innocent people. So I'm not sure why you're putting so much weight into 12 people coming to an agreement in a closed room. It happens.

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