Comments on: A Handful of Films http://www.andrewzeller.com/2007/10/07/a-handful-of-films/ Fiction is a Way of Telling the Truth. Sat, 19 May 2012 15:06:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Christian http://www.andrewzeller.com/2007/10/07/a-handful-of-films/#comment-42 Christian Tue, 09 Oct 2007 05:38:34 +0000 http://www.andrewzeller.com/2007/10/07/a-handful-of-films/#comment-42 Sounds like a good experience to see all these. How long do most of them run? Surprisingly, I am aware of the disturbingly high conviction rate in Japan. The SF Chronicle had an article about it that I read in my free time working at the Grove over the summer. It was about how Japan may adopt a Judge-and-Jury style court system like we have in the US (and Canada?). Early tests of the system, however, showed that older citizens (30+) on the jury were very uncomfortable with voicing their opinions when asked by the judge, stemming from the country's culture of being submissive to authority. I forget some of the other points but it was clear that confrontation and personal opinion were issues. Sounds like a good experience to see all these. How long do most of them run?

Surprisingly, I am aware of the disturbingly high conviction rate in Japan. The SF Chronicle had an article about it that I read in my free time working at the Grove over the summer. It was about how Japan may adopt a Judge-and-Jury style court system like we have in the US (and Canada?). Early tests of the system, however, showed that older citizens (30+) on the jury were very uncomfortable with voicing their opinions when asked by the judge, stemming from the country’s culture of being submissive to authority. I forget some of the other points but it was clear that confrontation and personal opinion were issues.

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