‘Our first loyalty is to God’s purposes’ Why Quakers are protesting outside courts

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The right of juries to exercise their moral common sense is being eroded, says Paul Parker.

In a move that should shock anyone concerned about justice, the right of jurors to make decisions according to their conscience is being challenged.

The centuries-old principle that jurors should not be forced to convict against their conscience is under threat, following the acquittal of climate protest defendants. 

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