Hạnh phúc không tạo thành bởi số lượng những gì ta có, mà từ mức độ vui hưởng cuộc sống của chúng ta. (It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness.)Charles Spurgeon
Sống chạy theo vẻ đẹp, không hộ trì các căn, ăn uống thiếu tiết độ, biếng nhác, chẳng tinh cần; ma uy hiếp kẻ ấy, như cây yếu trước gió.Kinh Pháp cú (Kệ số 7)
Hương hoa thơm chỉ bay theo chiều gió, tiếng thơm người hiền lan tỏa khắp nơi nơi. Kinh Pháp cú (Kệ số 54)
Một người trở nên ích kỷ không phải vì chạy theo lợi ích riêng, mà chỉ vì không quan tâm đến những người quanh mình. (A man is called selfish not for pursuing his own good, but for neglecting his neighbor's.)Richard Whately
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Cỏ làm hại ruộng vườn, sân làm hại người đời. Bố thí người ly sân, do vậy được quả lớn.Kinh Pháp Cú (Kệ số 357)
Đừng làm một tù nhân của quá khứ, hãy trở thành người kiến tạo tương lai. (Stop being a prisoner of your past. Become the architect of your future. )Robin Sharma
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If you are a citizen of Canada or the United States, it is very likely that you will be
summoned at some time for jury duty. A letter will come in the mail, telling you to report
to a certain place at a given time. There are legal penalties for not attending, because jury
duty is considered every citizen's responsibility. Often a large number of people, perhaps
several hundred, will be summoned at one time.
When you arrive, you will join a lineup of others who are registering for duty. Eventually,
you will get to a table and talk to an official. If you have a special reason for not being a
juror, such as ill health, you may be excused at this point. Those not immediately
exempted become a part of a jury panel. Out of this panel, a number of juries of twelve
people will be chosen. These will decide a variety of criminal cases over the next few
weeks.
What follows is the experience of one woman in a jury pool. She went with the others
into a large courtroom where they spent the whole day. At the front of the courtroom
were the judge, and the lawyers for the prosecution and for the defence. One of the
lawyers explained what the case was going to be about. The names of the jury panel
were in a box at the front. When someone's name was called, they went up to the front of
the courtroom.
The person called up would then have a chance to explain why they couldn't serve as a
juror, if there was some reason preventing them. For example, one woman was
dismissed because she knew the accused. The first jury to be chosen was for a burglary
case. A panel member went forward and faced the accused. Then the lawyers in the trial
decided whether the juror was satisfactory to them. At lunchtime, the panel was
dismissed for an hour.
The second jury was to try someone on a charge of murder. Usually the panel was told
approximately how long the trial might be. Since jurors are not usually paid, many would
like to avoid being involved in a long trial. The woman was called forward and had to look
the man accused of murder in the eye. This made her quite nervous. Judging by her
expression, the two lawyers would decide whether they wanted her on the jury or not.
The defence lawyer would try to choose someone who seemed sympathetic to the man
accused. The prosecutor would prefer someone who was not sympathetic. The woman
excused herself by saying that she had a very young child to look after and no relatives
to help. She was allowed to go home at the end of the day.
Some people wonder whether it is fair for lawyers to dismiss jurors who may not be
sympathetic to their cases. For example, defence lawyers may try to choose young
people if they think that these will be less severe to their clients. In the case above, the
lawyer seemed to prefer women to men. This means that a lot of people are dismissed
from being jurors without a good reason.
One principle of the jury system, however, is to protect the rights of the accused
particularly well. One might say that the jury system is biased in favour of the defendant.
This is why defence lawyers have an opportunity to dismiss people who they think will
not be favourable to their clients.
Furthermore, having twelve jurors gives the defence a good opportunity for a successful
defence. If the defence attorney can raise a reasonable doubt about the guilt of his client
in even one juror, then the accused has a chance of being released. This happened in the
O.J. Simpson murder trial. There, even though there was strong evidence that Simpson
committed the crime, the defence was able to insinuate some doubts among the jurors.
Moreover, the defence lawyers may be able to appeal to the emotions of the jurors,
particularly if they can think of a way to gain sympathy for their client.
For this reason, defence lawyers are more likely to choose trial by jury over trial by judge
alone. A judge is less likely to be swayed by emotion than a jury. And a defence attorney
may also prefer a criminal trial to a civil suit. In the latter case, the client does not have to
be proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt but will be found liable if the preponderance
of evidence is against him or her. This is why O.J. Simpson was acquitted on criminal
charges, but then found liable for damages in a civil suit.
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