Posted on 07/17/2008 12:56:53 PM PDT by buccaneer81
Place me among that portion of the population for which “contempt of court” is a defining characteristic.
That said, I do know when to keep my trap shut. I’d be that fellow who, when asked “are you attempting to display contempt for this court?” would reply “no, sir, I’m attempting to conceal it.”
The last time I was in jury duty the excuses and lies were blatant. Glad she got 3 days and she needs more.
Just wear an NRA Life member tie.
You’ll be out the door quicker than spit.
Her problem is that she waited until she got before the judge to try to get dismissed from jury duty. Once you're in the courtroom, it's too late. They've got you hooked.
I think that there is more to this story and another side, but it would have been a lot better if she hadn’t said what she did. Sometimes, you have to wait to vent.
The woman is obviously on the public dole big time and she can’t be inconvenienced by a little public service? What a piece of work...
How does a person that can't speak English become a citizen and be picked for jury duty?
When you are being questioned during voir dire, start to speak at length about jury nullification and the right of a jury to acquit if they disagree with the law.
You'll be out of that courthouse and on the way back to your car so fast your head will spin.
Stupid is as stupid does.
I wonder if she has to get back in the jury pool when she gets out? Hehehe.
Good one.
You just have to better pick your opportunities. Initial screening may not be the best time.
“Three days was too little for this woman’ arrogance.”
....yep, and she’s only 23 and already a smart mouth...thankfully she didn’t made the jury...how’d you like to be a crime victim and have somebody like that let your perp walk?...it happens every day.
My dad was once called in for jury duty in front of a judge who liked to ask stupid questions. Her question that day to the jury pool was “have you or a member of your family ever been arrested.” When my father answered yes she asked him to extrapolate. He said “Do you mean just me or my entire family? Just arrested, or actually charged and convicted? Every member of my family? Every time they were arrested?” The judge was about to get into it with him when the prosecutor said they didn't need him and let him go. Their mistake! My dad's judicial philosophy is from the movie “Hang Em’ High!” and he is somewhere to the right of Attila the Hun.
This woman actually thought it was OK to call a judge “a$$hole” to his face in open court?
“Hello, Charles Schwab? I’d like to place a short sale of CIVILIZATION. 10,000 shares.”
LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’ve seen people try a lot of ways to get out of Jury Duty... but you know, I cna’t understand ANY of them (except perhaps being terminally ill or seriously ill or something.... if you can drive yourself to the doctor and don’t need an ambulance, I’d say that’s not a good enough excuse)
I get out the old fashioned way. Just don’t show up.
I work for a living and I can't be inconvenienced by a little public service, either.
When judges, lawyers, clerks, cops, etc. have to do their public service for as little money as they pay us civilians, then I'll start doing jury duty again.
Until then, defendents will have to make do with folks who are too stupid to get out of jury duty, like the woman in the story.
The last time I was called I openly carried a copy of the U.S. Constitution with me.
I was one of the first people sent home every day.
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