Is the trial by jury the best system for those accused of a crime? A jury is a group of normal citizens of the United States asked to serve as a juror for several weeks. Most crimes committed around the world are faced with a trial by jury, to decide the faults and innocence of a crime. Both text 2- "A Defense of the Jury System" by Thomas M. Ross and Text 3- "What I learned serving on Grand Jury Duty" by Barbara Wagner relate to the topic of a trial by jury. Although jurors can be uneducated and unreasonable, people accused of a crime should face a trial by jury, for jurors are part of the common people of society and it ensures a verdict will not be based off an individual's beliefs.
One reason that a person should face a trial by jury is that the jurors of the jury are part of the common people of society. Judges
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However, a judge is only one person that majored in criminal cases and crimes. Since judges are not representative of society as a whole, "...the experiences and perspectives of women, minorities and poor and working-class people would be underrepresented in a system in which all cases were decided by judges" (Text 2, Line 34-36). This highlights the importance of the jury system in contrast to a judge for a jury has members who are experienced in society, since they are part of the common people. Also, it clarifies the lower classmen and their experiences, as opposed to a judges upper class experience in society. Moreover, all ideas and views of society are demonstrated in a jury system. A jury system includes a variety of perspectives in society,