I guess its better than sayin'
Posted on 10/06/2008 6:04:04 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants
It was just a little civil case with just 5 witnesses total. The attorney for the plaintiff began by asking general questions of the jurors. What is your name, where do you work, do you vote Dem or Rep, and one other question, what do you think of the economy, i.e. who is to blame.
Well as you can guess, most of the sheeple said that it was the greedy executives, yada, yada. When he got to me, he forgot to ask MY opinion. So being the meek, little, wall flower that I am, I spoke up and said, "You didn't as me what I think of the economic mess." Since he didn't know me very well, he says, "I'm sorry, what is your opinion of the matter?"
That's all I needed. I said, "Sure there was greed and corruption, but you can lay every bit of it at the feet of the Democrats in Congress who three years ago stood in front of a hearing involving the CEO of Freddie Mac and knowingly covered up for his cooking the books."
I think I took most people off guard.
Anyway, when it came time to select jurors, I was the very first one dismissed. The other jurors got a laugh at that as I got up and and said, "Gee, I wonder why?"
I think they will remember me.
nufsed
I’d be afraid of being held in contempt of court. They are actually pretty circumspect in polling jurors in Middlesex County, to prevent obvious “draft dodging”. My wife tells me she wants to shout, “I’m a Republican churcher goer who listens to Rush Limbaugh.” I tell her contempt of court isn’t bailable.
In a recent cop-killer case in Manchester, NH, people who responded they were Howie Carr listeners were actually dismissed.
Yes, the other jurors will remember you. And so will the poor schmuck you probably got raped by the sheeple on the jury. Congratulations on your triumph of vanity over duty.
I don’t think this poster was trying to get out of jury duty. But having to sit and listen to that nonsense without protest was enough to want to speak out. If he’s asking for political opinions, why would offering a brilliant one be contempt?
In California, you aren’t allowed to ask jurors their party or religious beliefs. So we find other ways to figure out if a person is a lefty. I try to find out if they watch American Idol or Oprah, who their favorite on the View is, and things like that.
I have thought of doing that. But if I tried to make a point during voir dire, there would be one less thinker among the sheeple on the jury*. Better to keep your mouth zipped, get on the jury, and make a difference during closed door deliberations.
*Please forgive my arrogance, but I do think of myself as a thinker, not a sheeple.
“Gerbil swarming, indeed! Good tag line.
However, perhaps merely pointing out that a live, thinking, conservative on a jury is most valuable just might be more effective than attacking a fellow FReeper.
Just a thought.
Too smart for them I guess..LOL
We had a guy who was asked not even to return after lunch for more questioning after he said in the morning that he wouldn’t necessarily vote with the law if he disagreed with the law, and brought up legalization of marijuana (he was an old guy, too.) He also brought up the fact that his neighbors called the cops on him, because they thought he was guilty of catnapping while naked. I was picked for the jury (the lawyers were suprisingly fair in their questions, but the PD got rid of most of the old white ladies) and for the rest of the case, we broke the tension in the room by talking about our naked catnapper.
The sad thing is he seemed disappointed they didn’t want him back.
how could they ask whether you voted dem or rep......I thought we vote by secret ballot?
I’ve done my jury duty before. I helped put away a father and step mother who had routinely abused and underfed a mildly retarded boy for years.
Apparently there isn’t a problem with asking this question in Tennessee.
-so when I answer that I only watch Fox News or HGTV and get my news from the internet....they will dismiss me? LOL
“do you vote Dem or Rep”
None of your business, would be my answer.
I was told by a retired DA to say that I believed all drug dealers deserve life in prison. He told me the judge would have to remove me from the drug case and neither side would have to use an objection. He said there was a lot of threats to the jury going on in those cases. As my mother was very ill at the time I would have done it. I ended up taking the direct aproach and calling in to request getting out of it. They had me send a letter stating the facts, I was excused and I have NEVER been asked again. Now I want to be asked....LOL.
I was surprised at the question, but party affiliation is a matter of public record. Who you vote for, or course, is not.
Hey you sound just like me.
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