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		tyingq on Dec 10, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Julian Assange can be extradited to the US, court ... The media work starts before the trial starts.

Hizonner on Dec 10, 2021 [–]

... and anybody who's been exposed to it is excluded from the jury.

Yes, that means juries are usually composed of uninformed idiots. Lawyers mostly like it that way.

tyingq on Dec 10, 2021 | [–]

I am skeptical the process really works that way. I'm sure they ask the right questions during selection. I doubt they get the right answers.

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