Brainonska511
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If this were true generally then it would seem as though there wouldn't be much of a point to the jury selection/elimination process. No point in screening for bias etc. When it's the real deal then everyone will just suspend any opinion they're likely to express on a mere internet forum and adopt a far more objective, heightened standard. It seems more likely that people will carry any biases they have over into the deliberations.
You have ridiculous standards. People are going to have opinions on issues that come up, regardless of the level of proof provided. To expect that every opinion ever formed has to be beyond a reasonable doubt is quite absurd. We need only reinforce to juries that the standard for conviction is beyond a reasonable doubt. The standard for public opinion is far, far lower.