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by regularfry 2588 days ago
Is the problem not that only 3 out of 18 had college-level education? That seems like a very low number.
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That could be a representative sample of the area the trial was held in. Trial by jury of your peers means that some juries will be composed of mostly and sometimes even all "peers" with less formal education that most would think appropriate for the subject matter being discussed.