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daxomni
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I agree that's a far more substantial sacrifice and there are some trials that can last multiple months and cause all kinds of problems for average jurists. Point taken.
At the local jury duty waiting room where I live they have clippings from newspapers when companies were charged with punishing employees who accepted jury duty, including companies I've worked with. I guess it's kind of an odd thing to have around but it helps pass the time when you're waiting for your name to be called. When the problem is endemic and several people have been fired in succession then they're going to have a strong case, but if it's just one worker claiming they were treated unfairly then it's much harder to actually prove. Such cases are difficult to win unless the employer voluntarily admits that's why the employee was let go. Texas is an at-will employment state that allows employers to terminate you "for any reason or no reason at all." It's true that there are some protections for jurists, but according to the newspaper clippings it can be hard to prove that jury duty was the primary cause of any trouble. |
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fighterholic
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I would think that with jury duty being put into place it makes it a bit easier on the judge. But I definitely think that Japan's system will be interesting to follow , provided that they haven't had any of it for 60 years. |
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Mohawk52
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That's just what popped into my head when I seen this report, and it's for real. Kids on a jury, what a unique way of bonking class.
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bglassbrook
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Definitely my top selection on how they pull it off, but is there anyone with the linguistic skills who can provide an update based on the links as to what this curious plot linkage actually is? |
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Altorrin
 Posts: 321 Location: Florida, United States |
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You mean...they HAVEN'T been using jury trials? What kind of trials DO they use?
Sorry, I don't know much about the court system in the U.S. or Japan (other than the twisted fiction I got from Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney. Before that, I didn't even know what "prosecute" meant...") I didn't know there were other types of trials.  I did think it was a little weird that all the people in the crowd in the courtroom, when I'm playing PW:AA, didn't ever do any jury stuff.
(What? No special guest appearances by Phoenix Wright and Miles Edgeworth? Fail.) Indeed. ~ An Ignorant Child |
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vedicardi
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I wonder what fansub group is gonna do this -A-
The jury is behind the judge? Hm |
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darkhappy1
 Posts: 495 Location: PA |
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You know, I'm suspecting that the girl will probably be interested about Jury Duty, and then the boy begins to strike up a conversation about it. Then they talk all about it until it ends, where they'll resolve the romance part in some way.
That's what I think will happen. This is just like those live-action videos Disney sells to inform people, except in anime form. Like in fifth grade, when we were touching upon the subject of puberty. 8th grade will be much more "in-depth" for us.... |
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vedicardi
Posts: 30 Location: Wisconsin |
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Haha it's wayyyy too short for that
and the computer lab they are in looks like the ones I've seen in north korea -A- |
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kyoukix
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In fact, they are. In most of Latin America & México there are no “jury duty” If the State accuses you of some felony, you have the right to get a lawyer. The state use a prosecutor to prove its charges and the Judge decides in favor of one part or the other. If the dispute is between two particulars (ie: a dispute about a bussiness), each one haves is lawyer and is up to the judge to decide. Obviously, you can appeal the verdict and there are some other legal mechanism to help the accused (like the “juicio de amparo” in México). I’m not a lawyer, and my English is not the best, but overall that’s how things work here. I guess Japan's legal system works in the same way (until the reform, at least). I think most of Japanese citizens reject jury duty because they fear retaliation from convicted felons family or gang (if mafia is involved in the case). That’s one of the reasons why “jury duty” will not be implemented in countries like Mexico, because NOBODY in a court will declare “guilty” someone as powerful, rich or revengeful as a druglord. |
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