> I do not trust juries of lay people

I asked a trial lawyer why I was always excused from jury
selection when I disclosed that I had given expert testimony
in a totally unrelated field. It not just that lawyers want
lay people, but our league systems seems to requires it... he
went on to explain about the  burger king "super heated" coffee
case.. I stopped him and asked how water can be above
the boiling point in an open container. the conversation
went down hill from there, but the take away for me was:
Juries are required to toss all existing experience out the
window and decide the case only on the facts presented in the
case.. Even if I got on a jury, I'm not so sure I could forfill
that requirement. Other experts have the same problem and
why its an automatic disqualification.

Rob

ps: this is a little off topic, so we should take
it off line, but if there is a league pro out there, I would
be interested in knowing off line why past experience is sooo bad
in a jury.