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Yes the jury didn't come out of it well at all, although they were allegedly randomly chosen members of the public as any jury would be. I suppose the point is, there is always a risk that you will get a moron, someone with a prejudice, or someone who just takes a look at someone's face and decides they are guilty/lying without hearing the evidence.

Obviously not all juries are going to be like this, but the one on television last night certainly was.

I agree that it may well put women off reporting an attack, which is indeed very worrying.

[QUOTE="purr, post: 2101121, member: 65195"] Yes the jury didn't come out of it well at all, although they were allegedly randomly chosen members of the public as any jury would be. I suppose the point is, there is always a risk that you will get a moron, someone with a prejudice, or someone who just takes a look at someone's face and decides they are guilty/lying without hearing the evidence. Obviously not all juries are going to be like this, but the one on television last night certainly was. I agree that it may well put women off reporting an attack, which is indeed very worrying. [/QUOTE]

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