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Grand Jury Declines to Indict Man Caught on Camera Destroying Flock Pole
futurism.com/future-society/grand-jury-ohio-flock-alpr-surveillance-felony-legal
the idea of a grand jury is also crazy, basically they just decide wether to charge someone or not, not even a regular jury to determine if they are guilty or not. i heard getting called to GJ is worst than regular, because it can last alot longer.
It’s completely different from a trial jury though. They usually only meet once or twice a week. Sometimes a couple times a month.
Replying to @breakfastmtn@lemmy.ca
some people cant afford that commitment. especially since jury duty barely pays a paltry for being summoned. only government workers, retired folks can afford the time off.
Requiring a grand jury for a case of vandalism is ridiculous in and of itself.
You do realize that they sought felony charges, right? Any charge like that absolutely should require a grand jury and would be ridiculous not to.
Shoplifting is a felony charge.
Replying to @Tollana1234567@lemmy.today
Grand jury duty is worse because you have to be there for weeks at a time potentially. Whereas in regular jury duty you are assigned to a trial, which usually lasts 1-2 days if they don’t settle or plead out. The only time a trial lasts weeks is if it’s an absolutely gigantic case over millions of dollars or a murder case.
This is the sort of thing Grand Juries were originally created for. To curb the abuse of power that always comes with the position of prosecutor.
It’s just too bad more people don’t understand that their role on a Grand Jury is to be adversarial to the one trying to bring the case.
en.wikipedia.org/…/Seattle_grand_jury_resisters Please read this