Bob LeFridge :tinoflag:<p>For those who have been following the Australian mushroom murders trial, here's an interesting fact I didn't know about AU juries.</p><p>The trial began with 15 jurors, providing a buffer for emergencies. If one juror falls ill, the trial doesn't have to restart. Makes sense.</p><p>"During this trial, one juror was discharged for potentially speaking to friends or family about the case, so we are now down to 14 jurors.</p><p>"But only 12 get to make this decision, so before they retire for deliberations two jurors will be balloted off."</p><p>Imagining sitting on the jury of a whodunit murder trial for several weeks, only to be removed before deliberations begin. I'd be livid.</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-16/erin-patterson-mushroom-murder-trial-live-blog-june-16/105420136" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-06-16/eri</span><span class="invisible">n-patterson-mushroom-murder-trial-live-blog-june-16/105420136</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/AU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AU</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/Juries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Juries</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/MushroomMurders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MushroomMurders</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/ErinPatterson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ErinPatterson</span></a></p>