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EarlG

(23,061 posts)
4. To be honest you sound like the perfect Juror
Sun Dec 10, 2023, 08:00 PM
Dec 2023

Nobody is expected to be able to know with 100% clarity, 100% of the time, whether a post breaks the rules or not. It's impossible for rules to be written in such a way that they can be consistently interpreted objectively. Many rule violations may appear to be quite clear cut, but others are much more subjective, and then there are all the shades of grey in between.

If you have doubt in your mind while serving on a Jury, that's completely fine and normal. If you don't see a clear cut rule violation and feel like you want to err towards "free speech" that's also fine -- while serving on a Jury, it's entirely your decision. And if you feel you don't have enough information about the post, or enough contextual knowledge, or you really can't make a decision based on the rule you've been presented with, then you should absolutely feel free to cancel out of Jury service and let someone else take your place. There is no shame in doing this whatsoever -- it's part of the system.

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