On the bright side, the Bates/Anna relationship did bring us this badass fan art:  http://pinterest.com/pin/12…

This.  It's also why it's hard to see what's so amazing about some early films (Citizen Kane just being one example), since we're now used to the innovative camera angles, editing, etc.  With Kane, for instance, it's really easy to get too focused on the plot and decide that critics are all stupid for thinking so much…

This.  It's also why it's hard to see what's so amazing about some early films (Citizen Kane just being one example), since we're now used to the innovative camera angles, editing, etc.  With Kane, for instance, it's really easy to get too focused on the plot and decide that critics are all stupid for thinking so much…

It's not that I think Rubber Soul is bad (it's not—it's a pretty great album), it's just that I am strongly in the camp that favors the later Beatles' explorations and inventions.  So, in my mind, Revolver is this amazing turning point where they start to do all sorts of cool stuff, while, as you say, Rubber Soul is…

It's not that I think Rubber Soul is bad (it's not—it's a pretty great album), it's just that I am strongly in the camp that favors the later Beatles' explorations and inventions.  So, in my mind, Revolver is this amazing turning point where they start to do all sorts of cool stuff, while, as you say, Rubber Soul is…

Yeah, it's such a compelling mystery, and there's no answer.  In some ways, it's realistic (not all cases are solved), but there's the foundation there for a fantastic novel, and it's disappointing that we don't have it.  I suspect French will eventually write it, either when she's pulled back into it naturally or…

Yeah, it's such a compelling mystery, and there's no answer.  In some ways, it's realistic (not all cases are solved), but there's the foundation there for a fantastic novel, and it's disappointing that we don't have it.  I suspect French will eventually write it, either when she's pulled back into it naturally or…

Too many Philip K. Dicks on the dance floor!

Too many Philip K. Dicks on the dance floor!

It's been a while, but didn't he lead them to Marion in the first place?  So they never would have gotten the medallion if not for him?

It's been a while, but didn't he lead them to Marion in the first place?  So they never would have gotten the medallion if not for him?

Now that I'm thinking about it, it was supposed to be a civil trial, rather than a criminal trial, so the juror's behavior was even more egregious since the standard of proof was not remotely what he was asking for.

Now that I'm thinking about it, it was supposed to be a civil trial, rather than a criminal trial, so the juror's behavior was even more egregious since the standard of proof was not remotely what he was asking for.

I never said I assumed he was guilty and I don't think I used the word "crazy" (at least, I don't see it in my original text).  The problem was that the guy was explicitly ignoring the mock judge's instructions and explicitly stated that he was doing so.  Demanding incontrovertible evidence is ignoring what the legal…

I never said I assumed he was guilty and I don't think I used the word "crazy" (at least, I don't see it in my original text).  The problem was that the guy was explicitly ignoring the mock judge's instructions and explicitly stated that he was doing so.  Demanding incontrovertible evidence is ignoring what the legal…

A few years ago, I was an an ABA continuing legal education course that had a mock trial for an antitrust conspiracy.  I got back early from the lunch break and sat down on a couch outside the conference room to read the book I had with me.  A few minutes later, a bunch of the mock jurors sat down next to me and…

A few years ago, I was an an ABA continuing legal education course that had a mock trial for an antitrust conspiracy.  I got back early from the lunch break and sat down on a couch outside the conference room to read the book I had with me.  A few minutes later, a bunch of the mock jurors sat down next to me and…

12 Angry Men 2: 2 Angry Men
12 Angry Men 2: Electric Boogaloo
12 Angry Men and a Little Lady
12 Angrier Men
13 Angry Men
12 1/2 Angry Men

12 Angry Men 2: 2 Angry Men
12 Angry Men 2: Electric Boogaloo
12 Angry Men and a Little Lady
12 Angrier Men
13 Angry Men
12 1/2 Angry Men

@eric827:disqus Courts are really resistant to correlating "proof beyond a reasonable doubt" with any sort of percentage.  Instead, they try to frame it as something like, "would a reasonable person have sufficient doubts about the defendant's guilt not to convict?" Now, that probably doesn't really help, since it's…