[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Pyramid*

Fair points. very few things in life are perfect but we have to take all mitigating factors into account before reaching a conclusion on such an important issues - such as "Who should have to do Jury Duty"

If you make it optional however: you have to consider that there will be those who want more liberal sentencing, vs those who harsher sentencing.

Those who do not work and volunteer just to give themselves something to do.

Those who have a personal agenda rather than a lawful unbiased reason.

Those who have felt the justice system let them down (or not) and have a personal reasons / premeditated reasons for wanting to be on a jury.

Those who simply get some sick kick of being part of having some 'power' to sentence someone.

How do you suggest this is controlled / regulated / monitored / avoided?

Great points here, the random selection means that you are less likely to have a dogmatic jury which it what would happen if the selection process was from volunteer jurors.