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[–]fuck_redditThou/Thee/Thy 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Another issue is it lowers the jury vote for the death penalty from unanimous to 8/12. But that has nothing to do with gays or child rape

[–]IMissPorn 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Yeah. Not a fan of that either.

Heck if any threshold should be lowered to 8/12 it's the threshold for acquittal. Always though it was dumb that it despite the government supposedly having the burden of proof it still had to be unanimous. Why should they get to try again just because they convinced 1 or 2 jurors? If 8 people say no, doesn't that essentially prove reasonable doubt exists?

[–]LyingSpirit472 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yeah- heck, I'd lower the threshold for acquittal as low as 6/12: If half of a jury or more think you probably didn't do it, that's at reasonable doubt.

The death penalty should always be at unanimous from the jury- if someone's life is in your hands, it needs to be 100% etched in stone "this person absolutely did it, there is no question in anyone's minds they did it, and because of this, they must die for what they did."