[FlingWingFlyer]

This is EXACTLY why I personally believe that people who agree to sit on juries are born azhos. The one jury I sat on had a moron who didn’t GAS if the guy was guilty or not. He wanted to “send a message” to the local police by saying the guy, who was guilty as hell, was innocent. I had to embarrass the azho in front of the rest of the jurors. Since then, I always work hard to not be chosen for that garbage.

[Gay State Conservative]

I was almost on a jury once. We were called into a courtroom for what was gonna be a drunk driving trial. At one point the judge asked if any of us felt unqualified to serve for various reasons. Two of us raised our hands...me and another guy. That guy was called up to the judge with several lawyers gathered around.

Then I was called up and asked why I shouldn't serve. I said that I worked in a major hospital's ER *and* that my 18 year old niece had been killed by a drunk driver. Both of those things were true. Upon hearing what I had to say the judge and the lawyers all immediately shook their heads and said "no...no". I was excused.

But if I'm ever again called one thing's for sure...I won't hesitate to engage in jury nullification if the circumstances support it. For example: a hate crime trial. I'm am inalterably opposed to all "hate crime" laws. I couldn't care less if the white guy punched the black guy because he hates blacks or because he was having a bad day. Convict him for simple assault (assuming it wasn't a serious assault)...1 week in jail and a $100 fine...but not for something that can get him 10 years. If it was a serious assault he,of course,should get serious time.

[Tell It Right]

Which is exactly why I serve on jury duty whenever I get the notice. If those of us with sound minds sit out knowing that it leaves only the idiots to be on juries, then it’s as much our fault as it is theirs.