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The founding fathers were not dummies. There was logic behind the original idea of a jury system.
The problem is niskatnu hadoros. They never could�ve imagined the type of average citizen we have today.
Certainly, I agree that we need to do away with the jury system for civil litigation. The insane amount of awards given for frivolous lawsuits is outrageous.
However, there�s still logic to the jury system for criminal prosecution. It was always meant to be a checks and balance against prosecutorial overreach.
I heard a lecture once from a lawyer, that said there�s not a business owner that doesn�t violate three federal laws a day. Assuming that, a judge, could always find something by the book to convict you of. The jury might be more inclined to take extenuating circumstances into consideration
