On 8/17/10 07:57 , Dakota wrote:

D. Peter Maus wrote:

Be that as it may, when the government goes after an outspoken critic
with criminal charges, it should give all of us the willies.

And reason to look more closely at what actually took place.


One must presume that the jury looked very closely at what took place.



One must presume nothing of the sort. The jury are only able to
look at what has been presented them. Which is, in all cases, not
the whole story.

What the jury can look at CLOSELY is limited by the attorneys who
present the evidence, and the judges who allow it. It's never ALL
the evidence.

What they ACTUALLY look at closely, no one ever knows.