[daylate-dollarshort]

I know one of the bailiffs at the Courthouse personally. He used to be a patrol officer with the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office. He has left the street and is now a bailiff.

He told me that he is unaware of any such betting. I've known him for the since 1988. I've no reason to doubt him at all.

[FR_addict]

I know one of the bailiffs at the Courthouse personally. He used to be a patrol officer with the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office. He has left the street and is now a bailiff.

He told me that he is unaware of any such betting. I've known him for the since 1988. I've no reason to doubt him at all.

You don't believe anyone here that is connected to the case. But we are suppose to take your word for it, because you claim to know someone personally. You ask for proof, but don't give us any. Foriduh voter is trying to save a life, you want the state to starve and dehydrate Terri for whatever reason. I believe Floriduh voter, not you.

[floriduh voter]

And, people don't realize there's more than one court complex for Pasco-Pinellas. It could be happening at one of what is it, 3 or 4 court complexes. There's downtown St. Pete, the criminal complex, downtown Clearwater. Can't remember if there's another one. It only takes two people betting to make it ILLEGAL and prejudicial.

[bvw]

Facts and surmises:

I know one of the bailiffs at the Courthouse personally. He used to be a patrol officer with the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office. He has left the street and is now a bailiff. He told me that he is unaware of any such betting. I've known him for the since 1988. I've no reason to doubt him at all.

Facts as you testify to, fair enough.

But a surmise, why through contextual surmises a reader is led to induction and inference, And a writer must be careful in their application.

And facts, when ordered or filtered themselves suggest or create a surmise that leads the reader's mind down stolen byways.

And what here? The induction that your baliff, being totally faultless and trustworthy, is a man who knows ALL that occurs in the courthouse. That, well golly, if'n a lottery was so held he would of course have been aware of it.

An induction surmised and not a fact -- but drawn from the surmises you adeptly placed in your statement. Not all fact, not all fact at all.