LOIS HENRY: Oliver jurors weren't offered a middle ground

As we were waiting for a verdict in the Bryan Oliver case, a co-worker asked if others felt the jury -- which ultimately hung on both counts -- was inept.

I said no. They were just regular people asked to make a terrible decision in an emotionally messy case and their only choice was send Oliver away for life or cut him loose. They needed some middle ground that they simply didn't have.