11-17-2021, 06:21 PM
(11-17-2021, 06:14 PM)michaelsean Wrote: I'd hate to be a juror in some of these trials. Anyone even hinting at a threat to a juror should face severe punishment. It should be taken as seriously as a threat to the President.
I think the last line is a bridge too far, but I generally agree with your sentiment. I wouldn't mind a federal law against jury intimidation in the slightest, with significant penalties, like 15+ years in prison. One of the crimes I go full bore against is witness intimidation for the exact same reason, if we allow witnesses and juries to be intimidated into either not cooperating or delivering the wrong verdict then the foundation of our criminal justice system is shattered. And I don't think that's hyperbolic.
