Prospective jurors who are "too smart" (highly educated/credentialed) are often dismissed as well.
The gist of what I remember about it is that sometimes a "smart" juror can end up trying to outhink the lawyers, rather than just evaluating the evidence presented and whether or not it meets the "beyond a reasonable doubt" standard.
Being salaried means you draw a full week's salary if you do any work that week, but if you do no work for a week, you're not entitled to pay based on "salaried" status.
What part of a "jury of your peers" do these prosecutors not understand?
but to the actual topic, "jury of your peers" is a legal term and not a logical term. It just means the people should live near you [1]. and not that if the town is say 99% black that the jury has any black members.
See also, does a "loaded gun" need to have any bullets in it (NO!) [2] [3].
[1]: https://www.nolo.com/dictionary/jury-of-one's-peers-term.htm... [2]: https://www.gjllp.com/news/new-york-s-definition-of-loaded-f... [3]: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/265.00
(I'm not at all joking.)
You can EXPLAIN things like you just said, but if you just explain over and over "that's the way it is" to people who are trapped in interactions with you, they tend to act out, it's why Pennsylvania has been having so many issues lately.
We have been too welcoming to antisocial people.