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Generally, what I do is look first at the post in question as to whether it disobeys whatever guideline has been indicated in the alert.

If the post doesn't seem to fulfill the terms of the guideline in question, then I vote accordingly. However, if the post clearly goes against some other rule then I will vote according to that.

For example this particular post that was flagged was a reply to an OP that asked where the Democrats are and spoke of how Newsom is the only one doing anything - not entirely true, but I do very much share the poster's frustration.

The reply to this OP was very nasty and full of sarcasm about how like clockwork people on the site 'shit on Democrats.'

I won't say how I voted, but that is a pretty common thing on these juries. In this case flaming or personal attacks was called out so there was a 'fit.' Sometimes though, there is clearly something 'off' about a post that does not 'fit' with the specific DU guidelines.

The thing I have always wished for, though it would prove impractical, I'm sure, is if I could comment on my vote and why I voted that way. But that really isn't how juries work - in our legal system the vote is guilt or not-guilt. So that is how these DU juries work and that has to be fine.