James Glissan
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So, it's really, really important that people understand and they will be told, probably forever, during the case of the trial by the judge, that whatever was said in that first case does not find its way into this one.
It has to start fresh.
Now, they've done several studies with jurors, and there's limitations on what you can and can't talk about.
You can't actually ask them why they made a decision or how they made it, but you can ask how they felt about the process.
And the overarching theme is that people take it really seriously, really, really seriously.
Being a jury, you mean?
Yeah, being a jury.
It's a huge deal.
Even in less controversial cases, it's a huge deal because the fate of somebody's life is in your hands.
And that's a weight it really carries.
Now, in the US, there are all sorts of
fun, exciting, dramatic.
I think their legal system is far more fun and dramatic.
I don't know if that makes it better.
Probably not.
But there are ways that you can impanel juries and you can sort of cull lots of potential jurors.
You can challenge.
Right.
But here, it's far more restricted.
Far more restricted.