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Married women - I would suggest that they can be excluded when requested, due to family responsibilities.
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Married women with children who don't work and don't use daycare should be excluded.
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Adolescents below 21 - At the age of 18, many teenagers are still on their tertiary studies. (serving as jurors might affect their studies) Besides, at age of 21, they'll be mentally more matured.
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College students, perhaps. The maturity argument is irrelevent. They'll be more mature at 25, so we should make 25 the age limit...But they'll be more mature at 30, so we shoulc make 30 the age limit...and so on.
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Elderly above 60 - The elderly ones might be unfit to withstand long trials. Besides, they are already retired, they deserve real rest after retirement.
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Yes, anyone of retirement age should be excluded if they choose.
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Celebrities - Imagine being recognized in the court.
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I don't think any lawyer would ever put a celebrity on a jury. Not only might it turn the case into a media frenzy, but celebrities decision may influence other jurors.
[quote]Head of large companies - Serving as juror will deprive them from job for a certain time span, and this might affect companies’ decisions and achievement, which might even affect the economics directly or indirectly.
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I doubt that. Most large companies have many decision-makers at the top. Besides, in todays world, a business executive would easily be able to stay in touch with the office in between hearings if necessary.
Why not include a section in your assignment on professional juries? I think it might be a good idea to do away with trial-by-peers and switch to profession full-time jurors.
Please state your comments of my point of views, thank you.
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