For
Ordinary people bring fairness and community judgment.
Against
Jurors can be biased, emotional, or easily misled.
Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.
“I would definitely prefer to be tried by a jury rather than by a professional judge.”
“The community is better placed to judge the merits than a professional judge.”
“People judge much more by emotion than by any technical criterion. Personal bias cannot be controlled.”
“It ends up being rather unfair for the defendant to be judged by laypeople and solely on the basis of the best seller.”