Jury Anonymity? Pro's and con's?

[MtnMan]

So at least for now the Chauvin jury will remain anonymous.

I think this should be an option for every juror in criminal cases.
Take the Chauvin case, jurors, if identified face a no win scenario.

1. Find him guilty, as was the verdict, better hope you never stopped by the police for any reason, especially true for the black jurors.
2. Had he been found innocent, the BLM fanatics in this instance, could/would make your life a living hell. Protesting at your home/work, vandalism, slashed tires, threats, or worse.

As far as vetting the jury, to find people to serve and render a verdict, that is the job of the jury selection process, not for the media or the mobs to determine after the trial is over.

Anonymous jury in Derek Chauvin trial part of a growing trend that has some legal experts worried

Derek Chauvin was found guilty in the murder of George Floyd by an anonymous jury, a trend that has some legal experts worried about transparency.

www.usatoday.com

That's just in this case. Put a drug kingpin in prison, then you have an army of people in his drug trafficking cartel that won't hesitate to bust a cap in your ass when you step out of your house to get the mail or walk your dog, or your kids or family.

This is not a one size fits all type of thing, but when a case rises above a certain level of notoriety, or invokes such emotions among groups, there needs to be protection for people that end up serving. There are many families that will try and seek so revenge for putting Uncle Ruffis in jail for driving drunk and killing a man walking home.

Of course for those that want to make some $$ because they served with media appearances, writing a book, etc., then they lose their anonymity.