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Yep I spent 11 hours in court today for jury duty. I actually enjoyed the entire process, very interesting. There was a bit too much hurry and wait stuff, shuffling back and forth from room to room. But it was a good day, at least for the jurors anyway, the defendant did not wind up too good though. But hey you wanna play you gotta pay.

Did ya let the guy speak before you took him out back and hung him??????

they dont hang them in indiana dave !! they take them out to the farm toss in the pen and let the hogs eat them!!
but the south can be much worst!!

Originally Posted by Dave Severson

Did ya let the guy speak before you took him out back and hung him??????

Nope...They never do.
They never even tell you all the facts of the case either ...after watching my mother help convict a guy for murder ,then the real facts came out ..such as the other guy "did "have a gun etc...Basically it was self defence that the attorneys made look like murder ,by suppression of the facts,they only tell you what you need to make the decision they want.
I am almost 40 and have never ever responded to a jury summons ,its not that I am unwilling ,I just got some new 1550 feet per second steel shot rounds for my riot gun ,I am willing to respond ,but they have never came looking for my response .....yet..... I am willing to rack my response into the chamber and lodge my complaint if they wanna come get it!!!!!!!!!!

I've been on a couple of juries. You think you know the answer until you get the jury instructions from the judge and he tells you what you can and can't take into consideration. Kind of like being ushered down a chosen path.

Originally Posted by shawnlee28

Nope...They never do.
They never even tell you all the facts of the case either ...after watching my mother help convict a guy for murder ,then the real facts came out ..such as the other guy "did "have a gun etc...Basically it was self defence that the attorneys made look like murder ,by suppression of the facts,they only tell you what you need to make the decision they want.
I am almost 40 and have never ever responded to a jury summons ,its not that I am unwilling ,I just got some new 1550 feet per second steel shot rounds for my riot gun ,I am willing to respond ,but they have never came looking for my response .....yet..... I am willing to rack my response into the chamber and lodge my complaint if they wanna come get it!!!!!!!!!!

The last jury duty selection I went I wore my H & K t-shirt.
I was there for 10 min. and they sent me home.
I wonder why??

I always said if I got called I could get out of it by saying I had cops as friends and relatives. So a couple of years ago I got called and when they started questioning us I came across as a biased guy who thought everyone who was arrested was automatically guilty. I even told them I was a member of the Cop Shop, a social club for the local police. I told them if the cops had enough evidence to arrest someone they MUST be guilty.

Guess what, they still took me and turned down this little old lady with knitting needles who WANTED to be on jury duty!!

Luckily, I didn't get an OJ trial lasting months, just some girl who stabbed some guy outside a bar. We acquitted her because her Sister went on the stand and said it was HER who stabbed the guy. That was enough reasonable doubt for us.........home in time for dinner.

Don

I always figured if asked if I was impartial, I'd say, sure, I believe in a fair trial, the ability to let the defendant say his or her defense, and then take em out back and string em up!
Did you guys read about the self policing act of stupidity, recently in the news, where a guy stole a moving van, was chased by the police, jumped out of the van without setting the brake, and was run over by it, on his head. He died. Cheapest case in court history!

This person did not testify, never ever even heard thier voice. It was a State case and in that sisuation you (being the states attorney) have to prove 100% no doubt, or you can not convict them of the crime. In that situation its better for them not to speak and possibly incriminate themselves. I would consider them not sticking up for themselves an admission of guilt, but we were not to think that way. They were convicted on 2 of the 3 counts available anyway. Still a bad day for them !

Then did ya take em out back and hang em???????

Unfortunately they also said no hangings allowed. Or hanging by feet and electocution on nipples, or dragging behind a truck for several miles, or no chineese water torture, and they were not even chineese.

Originally Posted by mooneye777

Unfortunately they also said no hangings allowed. Or hanging by feet and electocution on nipples, or dragging behind a truck for several miles, or no chineese water torture, and they were not even chineese.

What the heck kind of sissy rules are them???? The things you mentioned all sound like good crime deterrents to me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!