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In a society that has come far technologically, medically and legally, we are still centered on the discrimination of one another in one way or another. Whether it is through the way we hire and fire employees, give home/car loans, even when it comes to who is entitled to go to which colleges, across this country race is at the tip of conversation contrary to so many that do not see it or believe it. In this paper, Jury Nullification , our group will explore the arguments for and against race-based nullification. We will also include contemporary examples of race-based jury nullification and choose a position for or against it. In all bringing to light that at so many turns (especially in the United States criminal justice system) race does matter one way or another.
The primary arguments against nullification are as follows:
1 Elected legislators, not by jurors chosen randomly from the population, should make Law.
2 Jury nullification would be inconsistent with the law s......

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