[MileHi]

...they would have to convince all the local taxpayers on a jury (or at least an overwhelming majority) that they, the jurors, should raise their own taxes, and the taxes of their friends, neighbors, co-workers, etc...

Wow. So you're saying that these people have a vested interest in the outcome of the trials? How can they possibly be "impartial" jurors?

...to pay free money to a bunch of drug dealing motorcycle scum.

Obviously you have no preconceived opinions here. So you consider jury awards for violations against people "free money" based on your personal judgments of them?

[Strac6]

No, had you not tried to twist my words, you would realize that no jury is going to tax itself to pay free money to drug dealing motorcycle scum, such as these drug dealing motorcycle scum.

Would you?

Anyone who thinks they would is a fool, or a drug dealing motorcycle scum. I wonder which some of the posters here are?