We need to give the American people credit. They are bombarded with all kinds of information and perspectives, but typically sift the BS out all by themselves.
This is a lesson driven home during my time as a prosecutor and working jury trials. The American populace is the ultimate "jury" for American policy and politics, and they will deliver their finding come election day, one way or the other.
Lesson one: Don't think that just because the judge, the prosecutor and the defense counsel are all highly educated in general and most trained on trials that they have all the answers. They don't.
Lesson two: The jury usually gets it right. They don't always give you what you think is right, but they usually get it right.
Lesson three: The more you trust and respect the jury, the more they will in turn trust and respect you.
When the media (or an official) puts out a story that on its face is full of conflicts and thinly veiled agendas, they disrespect "the jury" and the jury notices and it all goes toward their final holding. Ms Stahl is entitled to tell the story she wants to tell, and CBS is entitled to shape the narrative they want to shape. She is doing what she thinks is best based on her interests, and the same for CBS. Trust the jury though, and don't take it personal when a position you don't agree with is presented to them.
Originally Posted by Bob's World
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