The word “diversity” continues to haunt us. Not only is it affecting our discourse when it comes to education and the workplace, but now the Colorado Supreme Court has announced it will decide whether a criminal defendant’s conviction can be upheld, given the fact that the trial court declined to strike a potential juror who said he wasn’t in favor of “diversity.”
The ambiguous concept of “diversity” is so embedded into our culture it has now taken hold in courts to the point where questioning the orthodoxy of racial “diversity” can have the effect of making one ineligible for jury service. Of course, many individuals may be happy not to have to serve on a jury. Yet that doesn’t answer the fundamental question: is simple opposition to “diversity” grounds for dismissing a juror?