We, The Jury

I do not hold with the cause of those who have been acquitted by a jury because their concerns about the environment were held to be legitimate. But the right of juries to do this sort of thing is a key democratic freedom. The case for juries (and magistrates) is the case for Parliament and for local councils. And any argument against juries (or magistrates) is an argument against Parliament and against local councils. The reverse also holds, in either case.