Re: jury nullification, jury veto, jury pardon

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Scout"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>"Jon Beaver" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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>> On Sat, 04 Oct 2003 15:31:11 GMT, "Scout" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> >Ah, but if the majority of people that rob banks were lawyers, would it
>be
>> >far to say that bank robbers are usually lawyers
>>
>> Yes.
>>
>> >and that lawyers are those
>> >most responsible for banks being robbed?
>>
>> No.  I understand you now.
>
>Ah, so because lawyers are responsible for the majority of banks being
>robbed, you are saying we shouldn't be blaming lawyers for the problems
>largely caused by lawyers?
>
>On what, exactly, do you base your decision?

Correlation is not the same as causation.  Most bank robberies are
committed by men.  But they don't rob banks BECAUSE they are men.