>>Six trials for the same offense seems absurd
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>Well, I'll agree with that. In theory it's not supposed to happen (double jeopardy) but I guess the difference is a hung jury vs. an acquittal.

Must be some fine point of English that eludes me. There seems to be a shade of meaning which distinguishes "hung" and "hanged"... which I intuitively know, but can't really explain. As the judge tried to arrest the juror, I figure the jury wasn't hung by their necks.