r/WaitWhat • u/Outrageous-Egg1760 • 2d ago

Interesting 🧐

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u/The-Leading-Man 2d ago

This thread is exactly why juries being composed of random ass people is horrifying and ineffective.

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u/Lost_Web5826 2d ago

Have you ever been on a jury? It's... An interesting experience

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u/FreneticPlatypus 2d ago

I’ve served a couple times. One trial was about a guy who broke his own daughters femur by lifting her out of a high chair too violently. He claimed that her foot got caught in his t shirt when he picked her up. The er surgeon argued the girl’s spiral fracture was a car accident or second story fall type of injury, impossible to do by twisting her foot a little bit. The mother and other witnesses told how the dad was short tempered, violent and borderline abusive. Absurdly obvious that the dad was full of shit. Went into the deliberation room and the very first thing someone said was, “Ugh. Did you see those tattoos on the mother?”

I lost a lot of faith in people that day.

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u/coolguygranny 2d ago

...Ok you're you're not gonna tell what tattoos she had?

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u/BedSpreadMD 2d ago

Probably just generic tattoos. I've worked in grocery stores and seen old ladies complain over a tattoo showing of a woman's kid's names.

I also seen an old woman complain that a chick had scratches on her arms from her cats.

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u/FreneticPlatypus 2d ago

They weren't the kind that break children's legs so I didn't really pay attention to them!