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Originally Posted by UltArc
Yes. 50/50 on a jury is a mistrial.
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Originally Posted by Hersbird
I see in Florida a civil trial is usually 6 members and needs to be unanimous. Many other states its just a simple majority in civil law. The burden of proof us much less though then a criminal trial. Still even if the lady "won" a trial like this she is a loser of time and money. Very similar to "wining" most road rage incidents.
You see, the way I look at it is, we are all a team out there on the road. The yahoo in the truck was obviously not part of the team that's easy to see, but this lady is not part of the team either. Watching the video, I don't think the guy was actually all that raged, he wasn't all that close and he started to calmly pass on the right until it seems he notices he is being filmed. Then he seems to be goofing off more then road raging. Either way, not part of the team. But she admits to pacing that truck beside her for 3 minutes at what appears to be below the speed limit. Why on earth do people drive on a relatively empty road side by side weather you are going fast or slow (slow in this case)? That's not being part of the team either. Operating a car using a cell phone as a handheld camera is much more complicated then making a call is also not being on the team. Can't we all just get along? Seems like you wanna talk Carma...
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I thought this was a court case against her- that she defamed this good and honorable community figure.
That was the basis of my comment.
We all can just get along. But I often find myself doing more than the speed limit, say 59 mph, in a 55, passing cars doing 45-55. And often, some one whips up behind me in their old janky audi, civic, or datsun altima like they are hot crap, and is 3 inches from my rear end. I don't care how fast they fly- I am not going to waste my fuel, energy, and focus trying to speed
even faster MYSELF and get around all the cars. They can
suck it, pay attention and coast down while we all pass. If they were paying attention to the road, they would have slowed down while approaching, rather than realizing a few feet away. They didn't see me? Maybe they need their vision checked before getting back on the road. Sometimes people want to be reckless and drive crazy, and that is on them. But their ignorance will not disturb me.
Good
weather is better
than bad
weather,
whether or not you agree- no matter the
karma you have, or your
winning personality.