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about it, but I look at it, to each their own, their
choice, and it’s fine with me.

MS. X: I have no feelings whether
it is religion or a cult, or anything like that. I don’t
feel that it will influence my decision either way.

MR. X: I don’t know anything about
them.

battery and the Judge read that to you. I am going to
talk to people on this side of the courtroom. Does
anybody here believe that if someone is intentionally
pushed, but there is not much injury then that is not a
crime? Okay, if I intentionally push Mr. de Vlaming a
little bit right here, technically in the technical sense
that would be a battery. But we know more in the common
sense world that an intentional touch would be pushing or
hitting in anger, or whatever. Does anyone believe that
if there is not a lot of injury, like if I don’t bust his
head open it’s not a crime?

(No response from jury panel.)

different parts of the country, let me give you and