Jurors reframe executing someone as merely answering questions to avoid guilt

Evidence

Here is a juror’s expression of relief that the sentencing rule decided the outcome: “We are not sentencing him to death—we are just answering this question. We talked about it. We are just answering these questions—to get a clear mind so as not to feel guilty I sentenced him to die. That’s how the law has it—just answer these questions” (Haney et al., 1994). — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement, 2003 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Jurors reframe capital sentencing as rules answering to avoid moral guilt — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement: How People Do Harm…, 2003; Jurors displace guilt onto the legal system’s decisions — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement: How People Do Harm…, 2001; Unintelligible sentencing instructions let jurors displace responsibility for death sentences — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement: How People Do Harm…, 1995 (+5 more)

Broader Connections

• Jurors reframe capital sentencing as rules answering to avoid moral guilt #expands (0.92) — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement, 2003