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JustPixelz: IV%'er's avatar

For the first time in my <strike>long</strike> young life, I got called a few months ago. They brought my group in for voire dire and interviewed us individually but never got to me. At 5:00, I could go home. Not empaneled. No drinking or laughing at lawyers required.

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𝔅𝔢𝔢𝔩𝔷𝔢𝔟𝔲𝔟𝔟𝔞's avatar

More likely, she realized that she has nothing whatsoever to say. This is a woman who was sequestered even before she was sequestered, and "How I missed out on the whole Trayvon Martin thing" isn't going to sell well.

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𝔅𝔢𝔢𝔩𝔷𝔢𝔟𝔲𝔟𝔟𝔞's avatar

Ignorance of the case is what qualified her. Always a problem with high-profile cases, as Mark Twain <a href="http:\/\/faculty.cua.edu\/pennington\/Law508\/RoughingIt.htm" target="_blank">hilariously complained. </a>

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Monsieur_Grumpe's avatar

With spanking?

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Chris Grrr's avatar

All I know - we've got to change what's happening. Something good could happen.

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𝔅𝔢𝔢𝔩𝔷𝔢𝔟𝔲𝔟𝔟𝔞's avatar

Welll, I'm glad the Florida courts can handle cases like this without bias.

The case of the hoodlum black teen who shot the neighborhood volunteer watchman, and claimed "self defense", with identical evidence, would surely also have ended with a "not guilty" verdict.

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𝔅𝔢𝔢𝔩𝔷𝔢𝔟𝔲𝔟𝔟𝔞's avatar

It's twice as effecive when combined with homepathic medicines.

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𝔅𝔢𝔢𝔩𝔷𝔢𝔟𝔲𝔟𝔟𝔞's avatar

Remember not to pound his head on the pavement, so that when he's tried for your killing, he'll have a harder time proving self-defense. You get the last laugh that way.

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𝔅𝔢𝔢𝔩𝔷𝔢𝔟𝔲𝔟𝔟𝔞's avatar

"Not reading newspapers" goes pretty far back, no question.

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𝔅𝔢𝔢𝔩𝔷𝔢𝔟𝔲𝔟𝔟𝔞's avatar

He only told you not to talk about the case... surprisingly easy, when the whole crowd knows the rules.

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𝔅𝔢𝔢𝔩𝔷𝔢𝔟𝔲𝔟𝔟𝔞's avatar

These were the most promising candidates in the pool -- which is largely drawn up from voter registration lists. Scary thought, innit?

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fuflans's avatar

best juror story ever. you should talk to sharlene.

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AngryBlakGuy's avatar

...lemme get this straight, a gun wielding <strong>RACIST</strong> follows me in a vehicle at night for no reason and then shoots me dead and I share 50/50 responsibility for my death?! So I am responsible for being a black guy?!

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JustPixelz: IV%'er's avatar

People brag about getting out of jury duty. They define our justice system as much as those who serve.

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JustPixelz: IV%'er's avatar

Hooray! This leaves room in the book market for my unpublished novel: <i>My Year in College</i>

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JustPixelz: IV%'er's avatar

"space lawyer" sounds like a easy gig at least until Newt becomes moon emperor or becomes so fat he has his own gravitational field.

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