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Watching This Video Disqualifies You From Jury Duty for Life

CGP Grey · 21.4M views · 2014-02-12 · 4:30

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CGP Grey explains jury nullification, a juror's power to acquit despite the law, and why mentioning it can get you struck from jury selection.

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HN links it as the clearest short explainer of jury nullification and how the jury system works, often in threads on prosecutors and trials.

Recommended by 3 HN people across 3 months · HN mentions 2015–2024

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Karunamon · 2015-04 · Strong recommendation

I'm sorry, but that's a rather inaccurate view as to the justification for jury nullification. It is not a thing that's directly provided for in the law, it's a confluence of two legal principles: juries can't be held liable for their decisions, and the prohibition against double jeopardy. There's also the problem that that when people are told about nullification, they consider evidence less than they otherwise would. In other words, i'd argue that there are some very good reasons for this setup, as inconsistent and illogical as it sounds. Great video that explains this: [VIDEO]

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cornstalks · 2022-08 · Recommendation

CGP Grey has a video discussing jury nullification, for those interested in a further explanation of the subject: [VIDEO]

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aaron695 · 2021-06 · Recommendation

Feels like a pretty unethical article on an 'ethical' website. They clearly have a bias on the issues of the cases which they didn't even need to mention. CGP Grey did a interesting video on this [VIDEO] CGP Grey claim now you know the idea you might not be able to use it. There have been a few arrests of different people advocating for jury nullification (Which I think only applies if you talk to actual jury members, hence why the arrests happen outside of court houses) ie [LINK]

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