JF, The same thing could be said for criminal trials, very complicated issue with DNA test, etc. Are you saying that the the jury system isn't up to the task, in either case? That we shouldn't try criminals? Are we to throw out the trial by a jury of your peers part of the constitution?
It seems in this case, the jury system wasn't up to the task:
cnn.com
Three teenage punks drug a girl and rape her repeatedly, and it's all caught on tape. The defense, of course, argued that the victim was a slut, wasn't really unconcious, and was an aspiring porn star who was play-acting throughout the ordeal. Even got an "expert" witness to testify to that.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not sure we should throw out "trial by jury." But sometimes stuff like this really gets my blood boiling. By the way, one of the defendants is the son of the assistant sheriff of Orange County, and he's also got quite a criminal record, too.
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