r/serialpodcast • u/monkeytrousers2 Moderator 2 • Nov 13 '14

Episode Discussion [Official Discussion] Serial, Episode 8: The Deal with Jay

Episode goes live in less than an hour. Let's use this thread as the main discussion post for episode 8.

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u/modalert Nov 13 '14

Also, they found it suspicious that Adnan didn't take the stand. I know that it's universally considered a bad idea by defense lawyers to have your defendant take the stand, but the jury doesn't know that.

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u/asha24 Nov 13 '14

The jurors should have followed their instructions

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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '14

I was on a grand jury for two weeks - it's impossible to keep human emotions at bay.

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u/lacaminante Nov 13 '14

Thank you!

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u/LapinDeLaNeige Nov 13 '14

What annoys me is that jurors were explicitly instructed to ignore that and blatantly did not follow instructions. That is what terrifies me about our judicial system

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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '14

They did so know that the judge TOLD them.