Asked by Yay

Lawyers are interviewing potential jurors for a trial in which a police officer is accused of stealing evidence.

Which juror statement could show that a juror may not be able to treat the case fairly?

“I believe that stealing is always wrong, no matter what.”
“I do not normally read newspapers or watch the news.”
“My next-door neighbor is a police officer.”
“I do not trust police officers to keep me safe.”

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
“I do not trust police officers to keep me safe.”

That statement expresses a clear, generalized bias against police that could prevent the juror from being impartial in a trial of a police officer. The other answers (strong moral stance against stealing, not following news, having a police neighbor) are not inherently disqualifying unless the juror says they could not set those views aside.