The Ultimate PC

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The Ultimate PC


SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Supreme Court is cautioning trial courts and lawyers that citizens who don’t speak English have the right to serve on juries.

lasvegas.cbslocal.com/2013/08/13/new-mexico-court-rules-non-english-speaking-citizens-can-serve-on-juries/

IMO if they don’t speak English, they should not have been granted citizenship in the first place.

How does this work in Australia?

[Deleted]

I agree with you, citizen or not. Isn't there a requirement to be able to speak at least rudimentary English prior to becoming a citizen?

[jerryfmcompushaft]

I would think it would be a requirement to be able to understand what was being said before serving on a jury. PC run wild.....

[Sir John]

How can a "jury of peers" sit on a jury, listen to evidence and make a decision, if they cannot understand what has been said.

The judge is an idiot!

[hornet32]

The judge being an idiot is only part of the problem , State judges are elected so the voters are also idiots .