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In reply to the discussion: We have changed the way your "Jury Score" is calculated [View all]BlueStreak
(8,377 posts)I think the system needs one of the following two precautions:
a) force the juror to enter some kind of explanation. That is the minimum the accused deserves, and that would ensure the juror is actually making an effort to reason through the "infraction". Well-thought-out juror comments help the accused person understand better how they should avoid problems in the future. "Hide it" without any comments is BS, as far as I am concerned. It only takes 60 seconds for a juror to get the context and offer a polite response. If they are not willing to do that, they should not accept the jury service. Of course, a "let it remain" response shouldn't require an explanation.
b) impose a penalty on people who consistently raise alerts that are not upheld by juries. If a member alerts on 5 threads in 90 days that are not upheld, then that member should no longer be permitted to alert on anybody else until those malicious alerts have rolled off the history.
The point is that collegiality is a 2-way street. Right now, the penalty only goes one way.