Posted by Steven on 5/7/2011, 23:51:57, in reply to "The Bad Girl and the trial of the century"
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One thing I find interesting about this trial is how much coverage it has gotten on TV, in contrast to only an occasional paragraph under "Briefs" in the newspaper. I don't really know much about it. I don't watch TV at home, but I've seen continuous coverage of it when I go to the hospital three times a week for rehab. They have the sound turned off, however (and thankfully), so I haven't heard enough to form an opinion on it or to compare Ms. Anthony with the "bad girl."
: I am not sure if this jury system is the best system
: we can come up with.
What system would be an improvement? Judges are political, and the more power you give them, the more political they will become.
: And wall-to-wall media coverage certainly doesn't
: help.
I agree, and I think allowing cameras in the courtroom may not be in the best interest of justice. The public has a right to know, but the defendant and witnesses should have some privacy as well, and trial lawyers should focus on the case at hand instead of trying to become TV celebrities.
: But
: when it is so public, so hyped-up, juries don't dare
: to find defendants guilty.
Why do you say that?
: I also don't believe in sequestered juries.
But with, as you say, so much media coverage, is there a choice? The alternative would be a lot of mistrials.
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