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Re:Samsung/Apple Jury Foreman Shows He Doesn't Understand Pr... by jlgreco on Friday August 31, 2012 @12:52PM (#4460506)
"They make life and death decisions in criminal cases. Why not make decisions for a few percent of companies turnover?"

I don't know if you intended that to be comforting, but I really can't see it that way.

And that is even if I ignore my suspicion (hope?) that the average juror will tread with more care if they are considering the life of another person, than if they are considering a corporation's money.

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Re:Samsung/Apple Jury Foreman Shows He Doesn't Understand Pr... by j_baker on Friday August 31, 2012 @01:04PM (#4460577)
You're joking right? Oftentimes the fact that lives are involved makes jurors even more irrational. The life of the victim usually takes precedence over the life of the accused.

http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/innocence-and-death-penalty#...

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Re:Samsung/Apple Jury Foreman Shows He Doesn't Understand Pr... by jlgreco on Friday August 31, 2012 @01:39PM (#4460766)
I wasn't joking, but now I am depressed.
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Re:Samsung/Apple Jury Foreman Shows He Doesn't Understand Pr... by josephlord on Friday August 31, 2012 @05:41PM (#4461810)
Not meant to be comforting but to put things in perspective.
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