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  • Barristers on both sides will get a fair idea of what has kept them from reaching a decision and make a call based on that.

    If it's simply jury composition, they'll likely go again.

    I covered courts as a journalist (yeah, yeah - tin hat) for many years and you just can't read juries. They make some strange decisions.

  • People are weird it's true and juries are comprised of people...kinda terrifying but it's probably the least shit way

  • There's a strong case to be made for having professional, full-time juries.

    Or a test to root out the dregs.

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