wedrifid comments on Rationality & Criminal Law: Some Questions - Less Wrong

14 Post author: simplicio 20 June 2010 07:42AM

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Comment author: Blueberry 20 June 2010 09:31:01PM 5 points [-]

Why just test for and throw out people subject to that particular bias? What about people biased against women, men, or various racial or ethnic groups as well? (We ask potential jurors about these biases, but we don't test for them. We just trust them to tell us if they're biased.)

Comment author: wedrifid 21 June 2010 02:47:00AM 4 points [-]

And on that note I'll add that the rational action for a potential juror is to signal bias that will cause them to be rejected and not subject to further interference with their life.

Comment author: Blueberry 21 June 2010 05:47:45AM 1 point [-]

Unless you want to be a juror, in which case the rational action is to not signal bias.