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January 5, 2017 4:12 pm at 4:12 pm
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akuperma
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Jurors only decide on facts of the case, as instructed by the judge. They don’t get to decide what is mutar and assur, only what happened. This fact totally undermines the halachic argument against jury service that MIGHT exist otherwise.
There are some Christian sects who hold that one is prohibited from judging another person, and they are exempted. It would probably be avodah zarah to seek an exemption on these grounds.