Avi K.1, there’s a huge difference between “keeping the peace” and proving guilt.
Avi K.2 Dinim also means ensuring the public worships one Gd. But, yes, they have an obligation to keep the peace as well
simcha613- That;s not how halacha works. To be found guilty, it must be 100%. However, keeping the peace also exists in Jewish Law. Bais Din has that power.
TheGoq- follow the news better. Yes, it happens frequently enough to warrant calling it “happens (almost) every day”
I’ve sat in jury pools in NYC a number of times. My “peers” were the lowest of the low. Consistently.
CTLAWYER-Can I assume you don’t practice criminal law?