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January 5, 2017 4:21 pm at 4:21 pm
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Joseph
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A jury is charged with determining the guilt of the defendant. Using much lower standards of evidence than halacha requires. For many actions halacha doesn’t deem criminal. And resulting in far greater punishment, should the jury vote guilty, than the Torah prescribes even if it is a crime under halacha.
A Jew cannot permit himself to be party to such injustice.