Life in Tokyo as a lawyer

But one is the high cost. The real jury system first randomly selects about 30 legal citizens who meet the conditions, and then each juror has to be selected by both parties in the court. Biased mistakes, for example, the trial of black people cannot use people who have experienced racial discrimination.

If the other party may cause deviations in the trial, one party can refuse the other party to serve as a juror member, and finally select 30 of the 12 jurors after negotiation between the two parties.

In addition, there is no limit to the number of evasions with a reason, and there is a limit to the number of evasions without a reason. It will take a long time to pick out 12 people who are satisfactory to both parties.

In addition, sometimes many jurors are not clear about the legal terms, and non-professional legal personnel are easily emotional, and some jury members are required to participate because jurors are citizens’ obligations, and the Lighthouse Country still There were cases where jury members were fined for their absence.

In such an extreme situation, some jury members don't care about the case itself at all, and are forced to participate. In many cases, they will not strictly fulfill the jury's obligations.

Moreover, the cost of the jury itself is also very high, which will greatly consume social resources. The expenses of the jury during this period are all borne by the government.

In fact, this system has gradually begun to be phased out. Countries such as Britain and the United States that first used the jury system have also seen a sharp decline in the use rate. The lighthouse country is less than 3, and John Bull has reached 03.

As for why Japan introduced this system that is almost disappearing in other countries.

One may be reused by the Lighthouse Country.

Japanese things, no!Things from Lighthouse Country, OK!

Another reason may be that the sum of the wisdom of 12 people is better than the wisdom of one person.

Of course, the truth is that 12 people should bear the blame, which is better than the judge alone.

When a case goes wrong, many people will scold the judge for making an unjust, false or wrongly decided case, but if 12 people go wrong, and those 12 people represent citizens, it is difficult to pursue the responsibility carefully.

Of course, the above are all Tokiwa Sogo's own conjectures, but from the perspective of Tokiwa Sogo's personal feeling, the jury system is not a good system from a practical point of view.

219. A serious relationship

"Zhuang Wu."

After the court failed to find the case he wanted, Sogo Tokiwa inquired about the case that was being heard this morning, and asked Yaz to get an audit ticket for this case.

After Yaz left, Sogo Tokiwa sat alone on the sofa in the court hall in a daze, when a voice suddenly sounded from behind.

Sougo Tokiwa turned his head when he heard the voice, and found that it was Gates who was in the courthouse that Yaz had said before: "Gates, why, why didn't you prepare for the wedding well, why did you come to the courthouse. You should be on vacation, right? Boss I can't take a vacation anymore, I'm still investigating the case."

"Be a juror. Recently, there is a patricide case under review. This case adopts the jury system, and I am one of the 12 jury members."

"Well, how did it turn out?"

Mingguangyuan Gates shook his head when he heard this, and said with some pressure: "The trial is over, and it's time for jury discussion.

The results of the jury's discussion have not yet come out. At the beginning, among the 12 people, only I supported the innocence, because there are still many doubts in this case, and there are many things that are not right.

However, many people think that I am causing trouble and making trouble for others, as if they are disgusted with my behavior.

But relying on my three-inch tongue, the votes are now four to eight. "

"Why only eight votes?"

Gates of the Mingguang Institute said angrily when he heard this: "The eight votes belong to others, and I can get back three votes already because I have a good tongue."

"Three votes and a glib tongue? It's a good thing you didn't become a lawyer."

Hearing this, Meikoin Gates always felt that this guy Tokiwa Shogo didn't feel pain in his back when he stood up and talked. How could 11 to 1 become 8 to 4 so quickly.

If it is a general civil and criminal case, as long as the jury verdict votes reach more than nine votes, it can be passed.

But if it is a murder case, 12 people must reach a consensus and unanimously agree.

It means that Gates of Mingguangyuan has to convince all the remaining people, or the minority here will be persuaded by the other party again.

Tokiwa Shogo looked at the angry Meikoin Gates, smiled and said jokingly: "You can't do it, I think you performed well in the game before, and the three rounds of voting are over.

How did it get to the jury in reality, making it so exaggerated. "

"That's completely different. One or two of the npcs in the game know this case very well, and they are still arguing with me. Everyone is in awe of the law. Although everyone has different views on this case, the truth is more debated. The clearer it is, the final result can be produced, and there is always one party who can persuade the other party.

But those guys inside, let’s not say that there are several bastards who don’t even read the case materials sent by td. Most people feel that they don’t take this case seriously, and don’t take the life of the defendant seriously. It's like they have nothing to do with it.

That is a person's future. It seems that everyone wants to end this matter quickly, and they have to go back after finishing it, just like a business trip.

I can still understand the few who debated with me. At most, there are problems with everyone's understanding, and some problems have not been discovered.

But the most exasperating thing is that there are still some pure soft violence protests.

No matter what I say, he doesn't refute me, but every time he votes, he just opposes me and votes against it, which is simply wrong. "

Mingguangyuan Gates said that the more he talked in the end, the more angry he became. With his temper, he didn't hit anyone in the small black room where the jury was discussing, which made him difficult.

Tokiwa Sogo shook his head when he heard this: "No way, most people don't care about this kind of criminal case.

At most, when there is an unjust, false or wrongly decided case, there will be a lot of scolding on the Internet, and some people don't even bother to scold.

Force these people to care about a case that, at least on the surface, seems to have nothing to do with him, and they don't give a damn.

Even knowing that their judgment will affect a person, it is difficult to intuitively feel the weight of a person's fate. "

"It doesn't matter. The jury system is also related to judicial justice, okay? Judicial justice affects everyone, and it has nothing to do with anyone. If judicial justice is affected today, it may be anyone who suffers tomorrow."

"However, most people can only feel the indirect relationship of the law, and when there are unjust, false or wrongly decided cases, everyone will have a little bit of empathy.

Usually, in criminal cases, people are not so much concerned about the judiciary as they are concerned about the short stories of the parents behind those cases, insulting those who violate the law and have no conscience. "

Tokiwa Sogo shook his head when he heard this. There is no way to do this kind of thing, especially in a place like Tokyo where life is extremely stressful.

Most of the pressure of survival is already great. They have to work every day, and they have to accompany their boss to socialize after get off work.

When socializing, I am afraid of saying the wrong thing, and I have to stay sober while drinking. I am cautious and rational. If I make a slip of the tongue after drinking and offend my boss, I will be finished later.

The female colleagues are even worse, and they have to be responsible for pouring wine when socializing, just like restaurant waiters.

Most people are exhausted. Many people in Tokyo don’t even want to have children, and they don’t even want to have a family to get married. They choose Moonlight, and spend all their money and wages in a deserted corner. Spend it on yourself to make yourself feel better.

This society has nothing to do with me, I just need to live well by myself.

It is indeed a bit difficult for such people to care about criminal cases that seem to have nothing to do with their lives.

Unless something happened that would immediately threaten their lives and health, they might stand up and protest.

You can also say that these people are numb, but the pressure of real life has already numb people, this is the reality.

Gates of the Mingguang Court said angrily: "But I am afraid that the higher authorities are determined to implement this jury system. Judging from the effect of the current jury system, when the time comes, our prosecutor's office will overturn the case." You have to turn over to die."

In the current trial jury system, most juries have reached a consensus of 12 people within an hour, and the efficiency is amazingly fast.

Behind this high efficiency is also the jury's reckless response to a certain extent.

With an attitude of not causing trouble to others, most Japanese followed the mainstream opinion and quickly reached a consensus. Anyway, even if there is a problem, it is not their own responsibility.

It will be embarrassing if you disagree with others and cause trouble for others when you are on the scene.

Tokiwa Shogo reassured Gates of Meiguang Institute: "Don't be angry, after the case is over, I will treat you to a meal.

The Guan Valley restaurant in Yokohama is said to be opening a branch in Tokyo soon, so let's try it together. "

"No, it's fine today."

"what?"

Tokiwa Sogo was stunned for a moment when he heard this. In theory, the jury must be closed before making a decision.

Mingguangyuan Gates walked around in the courthouse, and he could still think that the other party came out to go to the toilet to smoke a cigarette, and he could understand it as a normal phenomenon.

But the other party said that he could go to dinner with him directly at night?Isn't that a violation?

Mingguangyuan Gates shook his head when he heard this: "According to the current jury system, jury members can move freely and go home."

Hearing this, Sougo Tokiwa was a little surprised and said, "Damn it... isn't it easier to be influenced by public opinion. If you say it in the big world..."

Juries in Europe and the United States are isolated before they convict, in order to prevent outside public opinion and other information from interfering with the judgment of jury members.

Because the members of the jury are ordinary people after all, they are easily disturbed by outside information and become a mob who blindly follow opinions, thus making judgments that are contrary to fairness. After all, people are most easily affected by the environment.

Part of the reason is to prevent jury members from being bribed, because after all, human beings have weaknesses, and weaknesses are easy to be exploited.

In case one party is a rich chaebol, they can easily buy people's conscience.

As a result, Japan directly sent people home?What is it called?Make it clear for people to take advantage of the loophole?

Mingguangyuan Gates couldn't help complaining when he heard this: "Don't look at me, how do I know what's going on? This system is established by the parliament. Who knows what those guys can do for votes."

Hearing this, Tokiwa Shogo couldn't help sighing: "...I hope it's enough to try it out, don't use it on a large scale, otherwise, according to the current situation full of loopholes, it will be a mess again .”

However, if it is Teacher Gu Meimen, maybe he will like this system very much, because it is definitely beneficial to him. This kind of jury composed of ordinary people is the easiest to be influenced by other people's opinions.

Hearing this, Gates of Mingguang Institute sighed helplessly: "Who knows, anyway, judging from the current effect, the effect is very poor."

Hearing this, Sougo Tokiwa shook his head: "The jury system is good at least from the starting point, maybe in the end we can come up with some way to reduce the irrationality of the jury to a certain extent."

"I hope so."

At this time, Yaz came over and said to Sogo Tokiwa: "Master Tokiwa, I got the audition ticket and bought the water."

Sogo Tokiwa took the mineral water Yaz handed over and nodded: "Okay, I'm sorry."

"what?"

Meiguangyuan Gates saw Yazi approaching, and looked around, as if he was looking for someone.

"What's wrong?"

Mingguangyuan Gates immediately replied after hearing this: "It's nothing, who is this?"

Hearing this, Yazi smiled and said, "My name is Yazi, and I am the secretary of Lord Tokiwa."

"Yaz, secretary..."

After Meikoin Gates finished speaking these two key words, he squinted at Sogo Tokiwa, and there was something in his eyes that could be understood at a glance.

"What the hell are you thinking?"

Seeing Meikoin Gates' strange eyes, Tokiwa Shogo slapped him directly on the back of the head.

What kind of look is this?Are you a decent person?

"Lawyer Dai is unemployed?"

"How is it possible, Yaz is the secretary who just came to work today, responsible for some details of the office, plus helping me.

To a certain extent, Dai has begun to become independent, and maybe one day she will become independent and become a personal lawyer. "

"Let me just say, even if you change your temper, you can't change it so fast.

However, a personal lawyer?Are you willing to? "Hearing this, Meiguangyuan Gates bumped Sogo Tokiwa with his elbow, and said something ambiguously.

Hearing this, Toki Pan Zhuangwu couldn't help complaining: "What is reluctance? Isn't it normal for subordinates to leave their jobs?"

When Mingguangyuan Gates heard this, he had an expression that I understand: "This is the first time you have been a subordinate for so many years, and she is also a girl.

Yuedu wanted to join your firm at the beginning, but he failed in the end. As a result, someone who came later took the lead. "

"What does it mean to get ahead... don't you know the reason why I don't let Yueyue join my firm?"

Tokiwa Sogo had the courage to stay in the office with Tsukiyomi, and Tsukiyomi had the courage to push back.

"I know, I know, but the first female subordinate to be accepted by you, do you dare to say that it doesn't mean anything to her?"

"Why can you always think so much about a serious working relationship?"

The housekeeper in my house who will come next week has not yet figured out how to reply.

Hearing this, Gates of Mingguang Institute said with some disdain: "At that time, I was still a serious classmate with Ola, didn't you tell me? There is no pure friendship between men and women.

Just like you and Yuedu, you treat her like a brother, but she wants to sleep with you. "

You forgot what you taught me before?Back when I wasn't in love, you were a setter, and you were good at booing.

"Be careful that Yuedu will sue you for defamation."

Mingguangyuan Gates heard this, and said with confidence: "Don't worry, she will definitely not sue.

Besides, didn't you say that someone confessed to you last time?It should be Lawyer Dai. "

"No, you think too much, I've said it all, that's a friend of mine."

Tokiwa Sogo couldn't help but rolled his eyes after finishing speaking, he shouldn't have said such things to Meikoin Gates in the first place.

"I know, but I am more concerned about the follow-up of your friend." Mingguangyuan Gates gave me a look that I understand.

"You should pay close attention to your jury case. How much is your jury salary?"

After hearing this, Gates of the Meiguang Academy replied: "[-] yen a day, because it is a trial, it is slightly higher at present. After the promotion, the salaries of the jury should drop, right?"