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How Were the Judge's Instructions to Be Used

at 3:51

From the episode: A juror's reflections on the death penalty | Lindy Lou Isonhood

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They were supposed to be the tool to reach a verdict, which only lead to the death penalty. Her head and heart were in conflict with one another. She followed along with the instructions and gave up. Isonhood states that this is the broken judicial system at work.

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