The trial by jury of peers guaranteed as a constitutional right should reflect our modern world by way of new amendments. I believe that the traditional jury envisioned by our nation's founders was formed with intent to protect citizens from corrupt officials and provide the accused with a fair trial. We have come a long unimaginable way from those early days when our nation was new and undisturbed by instant communication devices and the mass media. Today's jurors, during the selection stage, might as well be probed as if they were aliens from outer space. As we have learned, the DT may leave nothing to chance in investigating and sizing up potential jurors. Newer technology, aided by consultants using electronic devices, bear no resemblance to the original concept of twelve citizens, without prejudice, selected to examine evidence to determine guilt or innocence of the accused. The amount of electronic data flowing from consultants to advisers to defense attorneys, turns the once fair and balanced jury trial into a trial by manipulation and strategy, and can sway minds who had no opinions before the trial began. I am appalled by the amount of truth-twisting and outright perjury that was allowed in the courtroom. Cell phones, laptops, other communication devices along with a stage director and advisors turned this trial into a choreographed, corrupt crock of crap. This was a mockery of our justice system.
