Comments on: Juror conscription is not a civic duty http://www.blagnet.net/2008/05/23/juror-conscription-is-not-a-civic-duty/ Discussing libertarian philosophy Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:24:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: cspice http://www.blagnet.net/2008/05/23/juror-conscription-is-not-a-civic-duty/comment-page-1/#comment-651 cspice Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:52:04 +0000 http://www.blagnet.net/?p=199#comment-651 I totally agree, I think conscription of any kind is immoral. Your suggestion of having specialists for jurors would work, though it seems that would make it easier for corruption to enter. I have always liked the idea of just paying the market price (or slightly more) for juror service and using a lottery system to pick from a pool of applicants. That would weight the juries slightly on the side of the poorer demographic, but there isn't much you can do about that-the rich will always avoid it in any voluntary system. I also find a lot of truth in your statement about the lack of common sense in academia. I think people who specialize so heavily never find the time to really think about philosophy. As a philosophical-minded scientist, I am constantly amazed at how my colleagues can be so smart and ignorant at the same time. I totally agree, I think conscription of any kind is immoral. Your suggestion of having specialists for jurors would work, though it seems that would make it easier for corruption to enter. I have always liked the idea of just paying the market price (or slightly more) for juror service and using a lottery system to pick from a pool of applicants. That would weight the juries slightly on the side of the poorer demographic, but there isn’t much you can do about that-the rich will always avoid it in any voluntary system.

I also find a lot of truth in your statement about the lack of common sense in academia. I think people who specialize so heavily never find the time to really think about philosophy. As a philosophical-minded scientist, I am constantly amazed at how my colleagues can be so smart and ignorant at the same time.

]]> By: Mike http://www.blagnet.net/2008/05/23/juror-conscription-is-not-a-civic-duty/comment-page-1/#comment-596 Mike Sat, 24 May 2008 15:06:49 +0000 http://www.blagnet.net/?p=199#comment-596 On the survey... false dichotomy! You left out the obvious technocratic sociology-minded solution, which is to have proportionate representation from both groups, according to their prevalence in the total pool of potential jurors. Gotta work race in there somewhere too, though I'm not sure how. Thanks for the link btw, I've reciprocated. On the survey… false dichotomy! You left out the obvious technocratic sociology-minded solution, which is to have proportionate representation from both groups, according to their prevalence in the total pool of potential jurors. Gotta work race in there somewhere too, though I’m not sure how.

Thanks for the link btw, I’ve reciprocated.

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