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Glenn E. Meyer · July 27, 2010, 10:59 AM

Be rude folks and you are history.

As an indicator of jury opinion, this is useless as a sample of the general population. That was an excellent point.

I know from the literature that in a pseudo jury situation of this type that the over 80 to 90 percent of a reasonable sample will award compensatory and punitive damages. About 50% would convict you of a criminal charge when you shoot an innocent.

Before you make conclusions - sometimes have a background in research - social science, law, stat, etc. is a good foundation.

Also, during voir dire - gun choir folks may not make it on the jury. Recall the percent of CCW/CHL types rarely gets over 4%. So what's the chance that Rambo Robbie gets called and gets on the jury?

July 27, 2010, 10:59 AM	#114
Glenn E. Meyer Senior Member Join Date: November 17, 2000 Posts: 20,064	Be rude folks and you are history. As an indicator of jury opinion, this is useless as a sample of the general population. That was an excellent point. I know from the literature that in a pseudo jury situation of this type that the over 80 to 90 percent of a reasonable sample will award compensatory and punitive damages. About 50% would convict you of a criminal charge when you shoot an innocent. Before you make conclusions - sometimes have a background in research - social science, law, stat, etc. is a good foundation. Also, during voir dire - gun choir folks may not make it on the jury. Recall the percent of CCW/CHL types rarely gets over 4%. So what's the chance that Rambo Robbie gets called and gets on the jury? __________________ NRA, TSRA, IDPA, NTI, Polite Soc. - Aux Armes, Citoyens