On a one-off basis, this doesn't represent any significant change to the system. People won't start evading taxes on the theory that they can argue for jury nullification, because they won't consistently get away with it.
On the other hand, with a tax rate of 90% (to use an extreme example), juries might start consistently acquitting people for not paying their taxes, and that sends a message.
In any case, I don't want to see any measures taken to stop the scenario you describe. It'll work out just fine on its own.
On the other hand, with a tax rate of 90% (to use an extreme example), juries might start consistently acquitting people for not paying their taxes, and that sends a message.
In any case, I don't want to see any measures taken to stop the scenario you describe. It'll work out just fine on its own.