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I never had a problem getting excused... My Doc just wrote a letter to the Clerk stating that I was chronically and violently flatulent, and that the Court would have to provide facilities that were static and spark free...
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My supervisor told the Judge one time. If the defendant wasn't guilty he would not be in court. The defendant was found guilty, my supervisor was held in contempt of court, and he had to explain to our big boss who was a Deputy Chief. We even invited the judge to my supervisor retirement party and he showed up. If they subpoenaed one of my pets I would bring him to court along with his/her papers and try to get through security.
TomComment
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A geek story, but some years ago I was on jury duty. I brought along a book called The Linux Bible for some light reading. A woman in the jury pool room wanted to read it. She said she had never heard of the Linux translation.....David
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I used to have a neighbor that named his dog...Jack F. Bag. The dog somehow got credit card offers sent in his name.
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My step-daughter once owned a Schnauzer named Conrad Sniff. She used to get credit card offers all the time for him.Comment
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I think this is pure discrimination. My dog has never gotten credit card offers or summons to jury duty, and she's smarter than my cats.Jeff
“Doctors are men who prescribe medicines of which they know little, to cure diseases of which they know less, in human beings of whom they know nothing”--VoltaireComment
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Now if I could get one of my rats on the list.......From the "deep south" part of Canada
Richard in Smithville
http://richardspensandthings.blogspot.com/Comment
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...funny I see this post the same day I get my very own jury duty notice.
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Your name is Conrad Sniff?
BrianComment
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I would have just ignored the jury summons and let them issue a behch warrant for the cat.Every small step of any project should be considered your masterpiece if you want the finished product to reflect the quality of your work. Have a nice day, unless you have other plans! "Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass. It's about learning to dance in the rain."Comment
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JURY DUTY & The Power of Nullification
JURY DUTY & The Power of Nullification
There are three reasons I don't want to serve on Jury Duty.
Because there exists the chance that I might wind up on a case that requires sequestering for days, weeks, or even months I have two personal issues that would be at odds with it.
1. I live alone and have several pets that only I can take care of unless they were boarded.
This-unlike dependent children-would not be considered a viable excuse for excusal, so any costly boarding expense would have to be my burden which I find unacceptable.
2. I live in a Redneck area where the favorite breakfast side dish is "Biscuits and Gravy" - which consists of
Bacon Grease, Flour, and Water heated on the griddle. This is "Bubba Country" and the chances of my 21 year Vegan Diet being offered would never happen, though if I were an Islamic Prisoner, all dietary considerations would be accommodated.
3. Lastly there is the issue of "A Fully Informed Jury", which the lack of is both a reason and the key to being excluded.
The last time I was called, I made it as far as Vior Dire. This was/is the fun part because Through voir dire, an attorney can challenge a prospective juror "for cause" if that person says or otherwise expresses a bias against the attorney's case..
One by one, we were all asked the same questions, so when it became my turn I was ready to not only taint my selection, but to also educate those being questioned as well as others sitting in the courtroom.
After the basic question came one I was waiting for which would open Pandora's Box.
I was asked if I wasn't in the courtroom today, what would I most likely be doing?
I replied that I most likely would be back on my computer researching Jury Duty and adding to what I had learned so far. Then the big one came- I was asked what I had learned. That question was almost better than sex. I stated that I had learned about what "A Fully Informed Jury" meant and that a Juror has more power than the Judge, a Senator, a Congressman and even the President of the US, because that juror has a power that none of them have. That Juror can ignore any Judges directions as to mandated findings and even if the accused is proven to have done the crime, if any Juror think the law is unjust, or unjustly applied, he can Nullify the Law (Judge can't do this) by voting to Acquit.
That Judges will never inform the Jury of this power and attorneys are forbidden to talk about it. The cop out excuse the Judiciary uses, is that since Gov't is the Servant of the People, and People are the Masters, it is not the place of the Servant to inform the Master of his Powers.
I then dropped my Bomb. I said any Jury that I was ever chosen to serve on that was not Fully Informed by the Judge/Court, would be in my opinion an Unfair Jury and regardless of any evidence or facts presented that were ****ing to the accused, I would always vote to Acquit.
See:
Fully Informed Jury Association
http://fija.org/Comment
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Almost Forgot
I forgot to mention that for some unknown reason I was Excused from Jury Duty and have not been called since-However there is always the chance for a "Re-Run"
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