Boater wrote:
JohnH wrote:
On Sun, 07 Dec 2008 00:52:58 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq."
wrote:

Tom Francis - SWSports wrote:
On Sat, 6 Dec 2008 23:51:20 -0400, "Don White"
wrote:

For the 2nd time in a couple of years, I received a notice to
report for jury selection.
In my entire working life, I didn't hear a peep from them...and now
that my time is my own...twice.
That's the way it's done down here too - they pick retired types
because it doesn't cost them any money.

A nice warm spot to spend the winter, meeting new friends while
being wined, dined & paid also intrigued me.
You get paid for jury duty?

Kewl.

Maybe they'll come calling again in a couple of years.
Every time I'm called, I show up, tell them I'm disqualified because I
have a son who is in law enforcement and I drive back home.

You would think they would keep track of that wouldn't you?

It's a PIA.
--

Happy Holidays and Merry Whatever It Is That ****es Liberals Off.
I provide answers to the attorney's questions that are as short as
humanly possible. I keep a straight face, my arms crossed as much as
possible and show no emotion, and never get past the first cut.

it is scary to see who the attorney's want on the jury.

They don't seem to fond of military types either, especially with two
brothers who were cops.


Nice to see folks working so hard to avoid civic duty.

Are you suggesting that one should pretend to be make judgments based
upon emotions and not fact? The attorneys want to have a jury they can
manipulate, and to play with their emotions. I could pretend to be a
very emotional, lie to give them the answers they want etc, but that
would be illegal.

The personality I portray during the jury selection, is representative
of the way i would deliberate any case. I never lie, I never pretend to
be something i am not, just so I can get on a jury. It is possible that
i could get by the first cut, but I am not the kind of jurist, that
either the defense or prospecting attorney want. It is very obvious by
the questions they ask, who they prefer to have on the jury.