During the proceedings it was never told to the jury, that it was a civil case. It was never told to the jury that the city of Boise was asking for $7,500. There was no proof of the city or TSA having wasted any extra man power, time or money in dealing with the problem.
The entire process took place within approximately 20 minutes at the airport and the Commissioner was able to board his flight on time (but they were last on onto the plane). So maybe a few of the passengers may have felt slightly disgruntled to the lagged behind passengers, as they finished boarding. But no delay or cost occurred as a result.
It is correct, that this is a witch hunt to further the political agenda to remove firearms from law abiding citizens of this state and country. While neglecting our second amendment to the bill of rights!
I’m outraged that several jury members were so quick to want to hand down a guilty verdict! With no evidence to support a guilty verdict!
Who the hell do you have running your courts up there??? How can a jury deliberate without knowing the standard of proof, which is different in a civil vs. a criminal case? How about the amount of the damages? If you all had voted against the guy, would the amount requested automatically be assumed to be the right amount? Normally in a lawsuit, the plaintiff asks for a certain amount, but the jury actually awards a specific figure, which can be different from the suit amount.
Are you sure this was an official trial and not just the bailiff wanting to play judge so he buys a robe and lets himself into the courtroom? If I were in a situation like that, I’d nullify EVEN IF I THOUGHT THE GUY WAS GUILTY because that kind of abuse of the process is a worse hazard than any individual criminal. So my natural inclination would be to give them the opposite of whatever they’re trying to achieve till they run the case in a proper and Constitutional manner.