{"id":25936,"date":"2023-06-25T09:23:09","date_gmt":"2023-06-25T07:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=25936"},"modified":"2023-07-03T07:43:19","modified_gmt":"2023-07-03T05:43:19","slug":"the-law-you-wont-be-told","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2023\/06\/the-law-you-wont-be-told\/","title":{"rendered":"The Law You Won&#8217;t Be Told"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Did you know there&#8217;s more to the legal system than just guilty or non-guilty verdicts? Have you ever heard of &#8216;jury nullification&#8217;? In the thought-provoking video &#8216;The Law You Won&#8217;t Be Told,&#8217; you&#8217;ll gain insights into this intriguing concept. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Take a moment to watch the video and contemplate whether some of the cases you&#8217;ve come across might fall into this category. Join us on this exploration of an often-overlooked aspect of the law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"The Law You Won&#039;t Be Told\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uqH_Y1TupoQ?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Explain the meaning of the&nbsp;<strong>highlighted words<\/strong>&nbsp;below and make some sentences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Be warned:<\/strong>\u00a0Simply watching the video may prevent you from ever serving on a jury.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When the defendant is 100%\u00a0<strong>beyond-a-reasonable-doubt<\/strong>\u00a0guilty, but the jurors also think he shouldn&#8217;t be punished, then the jury can nullify the law and let him go.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jury nullification usually refers to the non-guilty version but juries can\u00a0convict\u00a0without evidence just as easily as they can\u00a0<strong>acquit<\/strong>\u00a0in spite of it.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What thoughts do you have about jury nullification?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What are some potential benefits and drawbacks of jury nullification within the legal system? 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