[Liz]

Yeah, well. Nice try. However you have to look at the source. Professional Jeweler magazine woudn't be doing a poll to descredit itself nor would it be polling people biased against jewelers.

What I want to know is what they did with this poll. Was it used to get this guy a lighter sentence?

[Drammach]

Look at the wording of the poll question...
It is designed to be ambiguous.

How do consumers feel about this? When asked by the JCOC survey if recent arrests have adversely altered their perception of the diamond and jewelry industry in general or of New York's 47th Street specifically, 61% of consumers surveyed said no, with 31% unsure, and only 8% indicating their opinion has changed for the worse.

I reiterate and extrapolate..
If I think they are all scumbags already, how is my opinion "adversely affected"?

This is a professionally crafted pollster's question..
It is designed to present the poll results in the best possible light regardless of the answers recieved.