"I don't think the jury really understood what they were doing or what they did." (Hobart Hind 1986)
I never read the phrasing "what they were doing or what they did", and it doesn't make sense to me. I'd get it if that'd refer to two different groups, but afaik that's not the case here. Could someone explain?
(edit: and maybe tell if that's a common phrasing. Cause translating that into German sounds kinda strange, even though I now got what he wanted to say)
context: District Attorney Hobart Hind said the verdict was a travesty of justice. 'I don't think the jury really understood what they were doing or what they did,' Hind said. 'I hope every juror is willing to go into intensive care with Rachals as their nurse. 'The verdict indicates the judicial system and the jurors we have right now are faulty,' he said.