Instructions to prospective jurors were: Give no more merit to evidence of a police officer than you would give to other witnesses.
I put up my hand and was asked to go up to speak with the judge and attorneys.
I said: “Since I am not a crook, I was brought up to understand that the officer has a gun, badge and uniform BECAUSE he is honorable and responsible... so I can't deprogram that.”
They all looked at each other and didn't say anything. Finally, the judge looked at me and said “I think you better go home”
When I was called to jury duty, it was for a civil case involving a young woman who bought a POS car and was suing the seller. The defense attorney saw from the form I had filled out that I am a technician. He asked me what kind of tech, and I answered him electronics. I stayed on the jury. If I had said automotive, I wouldn’t have been there. Little did he know that I am very well versed in automotive repair (restoring my own classic VW).
Anyway, the judge threw the case out, and apologized for wasting the jury’s time. The plaintiff’s attorney didn’t even have proof of her owning the car, much less the receipt for the repairs that she had done. The judge also gave that attorney a good dressing down.