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Why do Western countries have jury duty? (multiverse.soulism.net)
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All nations within the Anglosphere (US, UK, CA, AU & NZ) have JD imposed towards citizens. I know that the US & Canada both inherited that from Britain, which explains why they have it. However, should it be entirely only the judge making the conviction (some countries operate on a lay-judge system meaning juries aren't used, such as Finland or Japan for example) rather than leaving that decision up to jurors?

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[–] 2 points 4 weeks ago

Not only for the obvious reason (or, well, the one I think is obvious), but also because tons of crimes go unreported or never followed up on because the system doesn't think it will get a conviction and lower the rates. This includes rape and sexual assault.

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