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Lawyers are interviewing potential jurors for a trial in which a police officer is accused of stealing evidence.

Which juror statement could show that a juror may not be able to treat the case fairly?

O "I believe that stealing is always wrong, no matter what.

"I do not normally read newspapers or watch the news.

O "My next-door neighbor is a police officer

"I do not trust police officers to keep me safe.

The statement that " I do not trust police officers to keep me safe" could show that jurors might not be able to treat the case fairly.

Explanation

Jurors are those individuals who are selected and sworn to render n impartial verdict to any case which has been submitted to them by the court of law. These jurors collectively make a group of learned individuals who give their insight regarding any trail or litigation presented in the law court. These groups of individuals are called a jury. The concept of Jury was conceptualized in England and is an integral part of the American Legal System. The role of the jury is to give very patience and keen listening to the court's proceedings and examine the evidence. Once that is done they are responsible for giving out their unbiased and impartial inference which can be either in support or against the litigant. The three basic qualities of a juror or the Jury are that they have to be fair and impartial, knowledge about the case and ability and skill to give their verdict. The interview process for juror selection is very systematic and have three-stage such as setting up master list, summoning the venire and conducting voir dire. In the given case out here, if the juror states that he or she doesn't trust police officers to keep him or her safe, it would very certainly exemplify and prove that the juror would not be able to treat the case fairly. since there are trust issues and that also with law keepers. When the juror says that he or she doesn't trust police officers, who are responsible for safeguarding our freedom and safety, the very next moment the juror's approach becomes extremely superficial and weak. It exemplifies that the juror is filled with prejudice with regard to the credibility of police officers and that he or she would not be able to treat the case fairly.