Jury Duty?

[Manigault]

Gunluvver, not everyone can serve in the military. I salute you in your willingness to serve your country and the cause of justice.

I'm being serious, too.

[evilnewbie]

I just wish juries would be smarter than to let go an OBVIOUS criminal back into the street... But for the most part, they do work, albeit, it isn't exactly perfect. Jury duty would be okay for some, but for some people with really busy schedules, it can be a nightmare.

[Roaddog]

Originally Posted by SWB

Wow!
Not to toot my own horn, but I don't even know how likely my chances would be of being chosen anyways. I have above-average intelligence and have a tendency to analyze and scrutinize everything that is placed before me. I'd probably make an excellent attorney, but political aspirations are in my future instead. Anyhow, I've been lead to believe that most attorneys search for less educated, marginally-intelligent people who they could easily mold and sway to their point of view. College students, professors, scientists, engineers, physicians, etc. seem to be a lawyer's worst nightmare, as they will likely be more capable of catching the most diminutive of flaws in a case.

I've served quite a few times and there are a lot of highly educated people who serve on juries, the problem is they don't want to just listen to the evidence as your suspose to, they think they can solve the crime themselves.
I've served on good and bad juries, it really has nothing to do with intelligence. It's more of a common sense and life experiance thing that makes up a good jury.