Comment on Well, I guess that settles it
leadore@lemmy.world 4 weeks agoTrue, even though it’s supposed to be a jury of the defendant’s peers, not a jury of the victim’s peers.
Comment on Well, I guess that settles it
leadore@lemmy.world 4 weeks agoTrue, even though it’s supposed to be a jury of the defendant’s peers, not a jury of the victim’s peers.
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
The concept of a “peer” has been fast and loose for a long time. All-white upper-class juries sentencing poor black men happens to this day.