Inthedetails
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If I were on a jury and instructed not to watch the news or talk about the case, I would make the leap on my own that I should also avoid social media that has to do with the case. Isn't that the responsible thing to do?I may be wrong, but what I think he said was "don't watch the news on tv, and don't talk to anyone."
I don't remember him mentioning anything about social media.
Even "don't talk to anyone" imo is rather vague. Does this mean don't talk to your family? Don't talk to the cashier at the grocery store?
Unless proven otherwise, I'm trusting the jury took their job seriously during trial. If they didn't, that needs to be brought up with the judge.
FWIW, my mom served on a manslaughter case and was sequestered during the deliberation. During the trial itself, she really didn't talk to the rest of us. It wasn't that she avoided us completely, but that she had a lot to process and focus on - she wasn't interested in chatting about anything, even if it had nothing to do with the case. She certainly didn't talk about the case at all. It made an impression on me that juries take their role seriously.
jmo