Kudos for Juror
Congratulations to Mark E. Powers. He was able to “sort the grain from the chaff.” (“Holdout Juror Doubted Intent of Silberman,” July 4.) A jury should base its decisions on hard, cold facts--not moral indignation.
Our government, in these cases, places a jury on trial by trying to make it decide between mountains of shady evidence and facts. When are they going to stop this charade and present a case in proper form?
The government has no right to set a trap for anyone who may never enter into such a deal without their persuasion. When it’s all said and done, if a person is disposed to criminal acts, the old adage will take effect sooner or later: “Give a man enough rope, and he will hang himself.”
INA L. KOCH
Escondido
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