You are a juror. Every piece of evidence says guilty — but your gut tells you the defendant is innocent. The jury must be unanimous.
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This is a clash between two definitions of justice: justice as evidence-following procedure, and justice as the conscience of the individual juror. The jury system is designed precisely because both have to be present — but it's also designed to make evidence the dominant signal. Acting on gut against evidence breaks the system; acting on evidence against gut breaks the conscience.
Why people split
People who answer A think the juror's job is to evaluate the evidence presented and trust the system to catch errors elsewhere (appeals, retrials). People who answer B think the unanimous-verdict requirement exists specifically so that one juror's serious doubt can stop a verdict from going forward.
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What the split says
Justice questions ask whether the law, fairness, or mercy should lead the call. Once votes come in, this section will show how voters split between rule and exception.
Worth asking yourself
- Would you apply the same standard to yourself?
- Does context excuse the act, or just explain it?