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    colin

    your dear old mum would have received an invite to jury service because of the new ageism laws.

    she had a genuine reason to opt out, that does not mean that another 88 year old would refuse.

    no-one that serves on a jury has to know anything about law or the judicial system, as a veteran of the system i can vouch for that.

    when a jury is sworn in the prosecutor and defence lawyer give jurors a lecture on the subject of experience and common sense.

    the judge guides the jury on legal points.

    i happen to believe that the jury system is the best we have, it is based around 12 ordinary members of the public weighing up what is put in front of them andreaching a decision based on evidence.

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