You're NOT going to believe this about one of the RIAA trial jurors

Michael Hegg, a juror in the trial where Jammie Thomas was convicted of music copyright infringement tells Wired's THREAT LEVEL (I am not shouting, their name is all-caps) that the jury convicted her because they wanted to send her "a message."

Hegg said the $222,000 verdict in favor of the RIAA and six music labels was arrived at because of a compromise.

Reading avid Kravets' post, there's a couple of facts that really jumped out at me.

One of at least two jurors wanted to assess Thomas the maximum $150,000 per song. On the basis of $150,000 x 24 violations, that would have pushed the judgment to $3.6 million, Unidentified by name, this person is a funeral director by profession. Gee, I thought funeral directors were supposed to be compassionate people. Well, I wouldn't want him burying anyone I know.

What's even more incredible: Hegg told Kravets that Jammie Thomas "is a liar," also told Kravets that he "never (has) been on the Internet."

Maybe I am a bit behind here, but answer me this, please.

If a juror has "never been on the Internet"- not even just once- and presumably has never been curious enough to even take a peek at that "series of tubes," how in heaven's name can such a person comprehend what file sharing is or isn't?

It's like asking someone who has been sightless from birth to judge a beauty contest.

I wonder if Jammie Thomas' attorney raised this point during jury selection?