News, Be Gay, Get Out of Jury Duty. (legal, biased, government)

[DC at the Ridge]

Originally Posted by southward bound

It was more important to him to make a statement than to fulfill his responsibiliy as a citizen.

Quite typical, and fits with the gay agenda.

The statement he made tells us, and told the courts involved, that he was someone whose biases made him unsuitable to serve as a juror.

Part of the responsibility of being a juror is to leave your prejudices outside the courtroom. If you can't do that, you shouldn't be on a jury.

[monkeywrenching]

Originally Posted by DC at the Ridge

Did you mention your deeply held convictions during any of the phases where they try to gather information on potential jurors? I know that when I've been called to jury duty, I've had to fill out questionaires that ask me specifically about my predispositions.

you must mean voir dire, it is not the courts decision on who serves or not on a jury, just that they get an impartial jury. I was impartial up to the time that they mentioned the charges, and then my mind was made up.

[PITTSTON2SARASOTA]

Originally Posted by Annie53

Well, he made a good point IMHO........and he is really hot too!

Wow.......you ain't kidding...........I'll have to keep this in mind because I've got a lot of rage built up and could never be impartial in certain cases.

[Speleothem]

I was called once; complete waste of a week.
I got booted by defense attorneys in voir dire
every time. I must have the "wrong" look.

[PITTSTON2SARASOTA]

Originally Posted by maja

Right call to have him "excused from jury duty." Nobody with such a chip on his shoulder would be able to make a sound decision.

And may I add....you alone have added a few more chips, as you call them, to my shoulders.....(your threads) .

THANX....now I can cash them in!.

[PITTSTON2SARASOTA]

Originally Posted by southward bound

It was more important to him to make a statement than to fulfill his responsibiliy as a citizen.

Quite typical, and fits with the gay agenda.

Please educate your fellow posters on this "Gay Agenda", what it entails.....I'm gay and I must be out of the loop!

I expect a multitude of scientific and/or professional links. Otherwise you are just blowing smoke up your own a**.!!!!

[SLCPUNK]

Personally I find it terrifying that any of the posters here would ever take part in jury duty.

[DC at the Ridge]

Originally Posted by monkeywrenching

you must mean voir dire, it is not the courts decision on who serves or not on a jury, just that they get an impartial jury. I was impartial up to the time that they mentioned the charges, and then my mind was made up.

No, I don't just mean the voir dire. When you are in the jury pool, and certain cases are coming up, there are sometimes questionaires sent in advance to prospective jurors, to weed out people who are "impartial up to the time that they mention the charges". Because impartiality is supposed to extend past the time the charges are read, right on through the trial. Jurors aren't supposed to make up their minds before the trial.

[legalsea]

"I'm no idealist to believe firmly in the integrity of our courts and in the jury system - that is no ideal to me, it is a living, working reality. Gentlemen, a court is no better than each man of you sitting before me on this jury. A court is only as sound as its jury, and a jury is only as sound as the men who make it up."

To Kill a Mockingbird
Speech to the jury by Atticus Finch, Chapter 20.

[swbtoo]

Originally Posted by DC at the Ridge

The statement he made tells us, and told the courts involved, that he was someone whose biases made him unsuitable to serve as a juror.

Interesting. You believed it. I saw right through it.