the random musings not worthy of new thread thread

[SunMo]

that was awful

[MDS]

good god he sucks at everything

[Diomedes]

jury duty today

almost 100% guarantee I won't be picked.  Baltimore doesn't put white folk on a jury.

last time I got called it was for a cop killer trial.  I came dangerously close to being selected.  that was just over a year ago and now they call me up again.  looking forward to sitting in a room full of illiterate pain in the ass adults who behave like they're suffering a day of in-school suspension

[Seabiscuit36]

i've somehow avoided getting called in for the past 5 years i've lived in MD, i'm beginning to think i'm on some list that i shouldnt be

[Diomedes]

Yeah, I'm the opposite, have been all my adult life.  I've been called four times in six years.  Twice in Baltimore, once in the Bronx, once in Brooklyn.

The cop killer trial would have been interesting.  During voire dire for that trial, the judge posed questions to the large pool of prospective jurors, for which you raised your hand and reported your number if you answered the question.  "Have you been a victim of crime," for example (damn near everyone in the room raise their hand for that one).  Once all the group questions were asked, the judge called each juror who had raised his hand for any question up to discuss the question(s) for which he answered in private with the judge, prosecutor, and defense attorney (with the defendant standing right next to his laywer, hearing it all).

One question was put the the group very poorly.  "Do you think you would have a problem being fair given that the defendant is african-american?"  Ok.  Now who in their right mind is going to stand for that question?  No one.  Honkey's would be labeled racist fargs for standing, and black people would be simlilarly stigmatized by the group.  No one stood.  The judge should have asked that question in tandem with another, more broad question, so that jurors could stand and it wouldn't be apparent for which question they were standing.  Then, if they hate the blacks, or if they could never convict a black guy because they think the system is stacked against him, they can explain that in private to the judge.

The only question I stood for had to do with whether you would have an issue with law enforcement officers serving as witnesses in the trial.  I told the judge I'd have to be skeptical of their testimony, given that the defendant is being charged with killing one of their own.  The judge asked me if I thought I could be fair anyway, to which I said sure.  Though I wasn't trying to get bounced--just being honest as I'm asked to do--I was sure that my reply would earn me a dismissal.  It didn't.  I made the final cut of 40 or so jurors who had to stand individually while the lawyers for each side picked and rejected the final jurors.  I was rejected by the defense.  Go figure.

[phillymic2000]

i've somehow avoided getting called in for the past 5 years i've lived in MD, i'm beginning to think i'm on some list that i shouldnt be

I've never been called

[Zanshin]

Me, neither.

[Seabiscuit36]

When i was 18 i was supposed to be in one, but i had a scheduled vacation and they gave me a pass.  That was a murder trial, guy had killed some ex girlfriend and was convicted.  After that one i've managed to avoid them, but i imagine me bringing this up is a guarantee that in the next 6 months i'm up. 

[ice grillin you]

jury duty today

almost 100% guarantee I won't be picked.  Baltimore doesn't put white folk on a jury.

last time I got called it was for a cop killer trial.  I came dangerously close to being selected.  that was just over a year ago and now they call me up again.  looking forward to sitting in a room full of illiterate pain in the ass adults who behave like they're suffering a day of in-school suspension

every question they ask has an obvious answer that will get you thrown out of the pool...just give that answer on the first question and youre done

[Seabiscuit36]

http://woot.com/
Get a wine cellar for 70bucks, perfect for St Ides

[ice grillin you]

i dont see it

on the wine woot i see a two pack of wine

[Seabiscuit36]

wow, that one went quick maybe 10 minutes, it was a stainless steel cuisinart wine fridge, refurbed. 

[Eagaholic]

the two pack of wine ad says it is the perfect match for the coming zombie apocalypse

[mussa]

Got called once to jury. Called morning of to make sure my number was in the group that they needed or didn't and luckily they didn't need me. biyah

[Susquehanna Birder]

I was called once, many years ago, for civil trial week. Sat on two full trials, one as an alternate. Pretty cool, and it was better than going to work. Strange that I haven't gotten another call since then.