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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
I think sometimes they try to convince the jurors that theoretical doubt = reasonable doubt. I am not sure I totally get it either. Like obviously I get it when something is theoretically possible, but practically impossible. But at what point does theoretical move into reasonable doubt territory? How does an ordinary person know what the highest standard of proof is if they are not familiar with the legal system?
I think with any jury, you stand a good chance of getting one person with the conspiracy mind set that believes something happened no matter how improbable. I know the selection process tries to weed that out, but human processes are always subject to human error.
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I think sometimes, actually often, a white middle class American jury sees the police as the only thing between them and the barbarian brown and black hordes itching to rape and murder them and so doesn't really care that much if the cops are guilty they just need a fig leaf of an excuse to let them off