Posted on 12/14/2005 7:14:35 AM PST by Valin
Stupidity of massive proportions. Did they import these jurors from L.A.?
This sounds more like a California jury.
And where do you find lawyers so cynical and disrespectful of truth to make this kind of case?
It's pathetic isn't it? remember the phrase, "caught red-handed"? Well, that doesn't matter anymore. Now every killer is really just a victim him/herself, and there is always a corporation/city council/small business owner that could have done something more or less that would have kept the killer from going to that extreme.
I am certain that I will see civil war in the U.S. in my lifetime, and that it will start with "targeted assassinations" of people like these lawyers and jurors.
In this case, voters who are, for example, represented in the United States Senate by Chuck "the Schmuck" Schumer, and Her Heinous the Hildebeeste.
That's okay. We'll only shoot them with 32 percent of a bullet.
And where do you find lawyers so cynical and disrespectful of truth to make this kind of case?
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The Yellow Pages.
It is very difficult to have good juries. Most people who serve on juries,for protracted cases, have nothing better to do. So it follows that the people on the jury do represent an accurate cross-section of the population.
Actually, they have their own commercials on t.v. really late at night. Here's a good rule of thumb; if the lawyer has a commercial, then he/she need business more than you need a lawyer.
Guys who want money and power over principle. The Port Authority needed to be found responsible because they are the only ones with accessible deep pockets.
You are probably right. Problem is, I'm behind enemy lines.
"Stupidity of massive proportions. Did they import these jurors from L.A.?"
Not stupidity, greed. People were hurt. They deserve to get money for their hurt. The terrorists obviously can't pay anything. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey obviously has a lot of "free money" and/or insurance, so the jury decided it was more at fault so it would have to pay. Common sense means nothing between a party with deep pockets versus a party with shallow or nonexistent pockets. Keep in mind the attorneys would have pressed this argument very strongly because their own fees come from the deep pockets they can hold accountable.
These jurors obviously decided that the Port Authority and/or their insurace companies can just rev up the printing press whenever a large judgment is awarded. Too many of these cases are treated by the jury like a chance to award lottery proceeds to a deserving party. Likely to be overturned on appeal.
"I am certain that I will see civil war in the U.S. in my lifetime, and that it will start with "targeted assassinations" of people like these lawyers and jurors."
Target an Anti-Bush rally in DC and you take care of 90% of the problems plaguing this country. You can fix the other 10% by taking Teddy for a car ride.
At the dog run.
Anyone here ever read "The Onion Field" or see the movie. This case was in the California Court System for nearly a decade, during the 60's. There is one portion of the book and film, where during one of the trials, the lawyer for the criminal stands before the judge and makes outragous claims against the prosecution - "Judge, I move for a mistrail because the prosecutor just looked and me and called me a C***S***er." It was jaw-dropping then but seems common place now!
Oh, I believe it.
I have been preparing for it, aprt of me is welcoming it to cleanse our pallette so to speak. I think it is just a matter of a couple of decades if not sooner before it starts.
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