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Woman sentenced to indefinite jury duty after making racist remarks on a questionnaire
Daily Mail UK ^ | April 6, 2011

Posted on 04/06/2011 7:14:11 AM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia

A female juror in a high-profile American mafia murder trial was sentenced to indefinite jury duty after giving racist answers to a court questionnaire.

The Asian woman in her 20s was asked along with hundreds of others to provide answers to the survey prior to serving on the jury for the trial of crime boss Vincent Basciano.

But the woman enraged a Federal Court judge in New York by answering the question, 'Name three people you least admire', with the answer: 'African-Americans, Hispanics and Haitians.'

When asked by a judge at Brooklyn Federal Court to explain her answer, she replied: 'You always hear about them in the news doing something.'

The woman, known only as 'Juror No. 799', went on to claim all police officers are lazy, and only use their sirens to bypass traffic jams.

Lawyers in the case successfully requested she be removed from jury duty in Basciano's trial due to her 'inappropriate' comments.

A furious judge, Nicholas Garaufis, held up the woman's questionnaire in court and told her: 'This is an outrage, and so are you!' Referring to her racist answers, Judge Garaufis sarcastically asked the juror: 'Why didn't you put Asians down also?'

The woman replied: 'Maybe I should have.'

Jurors in America have been known to try to escape jury duty by providing outlandish answers to jury questionnaires.

But the Asian woman's views evidently backfired, as she has since been told she will serve on the jury until the judge deems her ready for release.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; Miscellaneous; US: New York
KEYWORDS: black; fdnyfirefighterquota; juryduty; psychojudge; quota; racism; thoughtcrime
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

I know it’s not a good idea to tick-off a judge, but isn’t this an overreach on the part of the judge? The woman hasn’t been charged with anything and he is depriving her of her liberty. If it’s contempt, then put her in a cell. Don’t put her on a jury where she can only gum up the works.


61 posted on 04/06/2011 7:42:59 AM PDT by Tallguy (Received a fine from the NFL for a helmet-to-helmet hit.)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

If she really wanted out of jury duty, there is a much easier way. Just say, “I believe juries have the right to judge the law, as well as the facts.”


62 posted on 04/06/2011 7:43:37 AM PDT by B Knotts (Just another Tenther)
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To: Red Badger

I would have said “liberals, communists, and welfare recipients.”


63 posted on 04/06/2011 7:44:06 AM PDT by RockinRight ([insert tagline here])
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To: theDentist

I wonder what would have happened if she had said . . . 0bama, Biden and Pelosi?


64 posted on 04/06/2011 7:44:35 AM PDT by Pilgrim's Progress (http://www.baptistbiblebelievers.com/BYTOPICS/tabid/335/Default.aspx)
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To: 3D-JOY
Last two times I was rejected for jury duty Hizzonner made a point of informing all of the jury pool that "None of this 'jury nullification nonsense' would be tolerated in his fair court"!
65 posted on 04/06/2011 7:45:46 AM PDT by null and void (We are now in day 804 of our national holiday from reality. - That 3 AM phone call? Voicemail...)
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To: dfwgator

ROFL great episode.


66 posted on 04/06/2011 7:45:51 AM PDT by RockinRight ([insert tagline here])
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To: Nat Turner

Very good.

This intolerant boob thinks Jury Duty is a punishment.


67 posted on 04/06/2011 7:46:49 AM PDT by DManA
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To: DManA
This intolerant boob thinks Jury Duty is a punishment.

And the tyrant judge just proved it.

68 posted on 04/06/2011 7:48:51 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: rightwingintelligentsia
'Name three people you least admire'

That's easy:

Barry Soetoro
Barak Soetoro
Barak Hussein Obama

69 posted on 04/06/2011 7:49:48 AM PDT by CAluvdubya (Don't retreat...reload!.....and no, I'm not changing my tagline! Pray for Sarah and her family)
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To: RockinRight
I would have said “liberals, communists, and welfare recipients.”

A distinction without a difference.

70 posted on 04/06/2011 7:49:53 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

Asians are racist?


71 posted on 04/06/2011 7:50:12 AM PDT by ßuddaßudd (7 days - 7 ways Guero >>> with a floating, shifting, ever changing persona.....)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

The judge’s actions are the outrage! I don’t think a judge can “punish” you for being a racist.

She should have said “There’s one more group I don’t trust: crooked judges.”


72 posted on 04/06/2011 7:50:15 AM PDT by Terry Mross (Only a SECOND party will get my vote.)
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To: null and void

I have not been lucky enough to avoid jury duty.

I hated every day of it and did not even like the people who ended up serving with me. They had pre-judged it all after opening statements and then went on to prove their point in discussions.

I do believe the slant of this story is incorrect, however.


73 posted on 04/06/2011 7:50:44 AM PDT by 3D-JOY
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To: RockinRight
I would have said “liberals, communists, and welfare recipients.”

At the risk of being redundant...............

74 posted on 04/06/2011 7:51:48 AM PDT by Red Badger (I've posted a total of 1,714 threads and 64,019 replies as of 04-04-2011)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

It seems like the judge is guilty of subornation of perjury.


75 posted on 04/06/2011 7:52:19 AM PDT by Cardhu
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To: HereInTheHeartland
She should have said: “There were only 3 choices. Had there been 4; “judge” would have been choice number 4”

Young lady, are you trying to show your contempt of court?

No, your Honor, I'm trying to conceal it.

76 posted on 04/06/2011 7:52:23 AM PDT by null and void (We are now in day 804 of our national holiday from reality. - That 3 AM phone call? Voicemail...)
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To: 3D-JOY

Juries consist of people who aren’t smart enough to get out of jury duty.


77 posted on 04/06/2011 7:52:44 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: dfwgator

Hey! We’re playing Jeopardy here. You response needs to be in the form of a question.


78 posted on 04/06/2011 7:53:04 AM PDT by DManA
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

Jury Duty is supposed to be a responsibility of the citizenry. Many look on it as punishment and something to be avoided. Should someone who doesn’t want jury duty be selected? I’ve always wanted to serve on a jury! I’ve only been called once but the trial I was selected to jury was not started that day so I was free to go.


79 posted on 04/06/2011 7:53:43 AM PDT by myrabach
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

Um? Freedom of speech anyone? Since when was “holding adverse views against a particular community” a crime?


80 posted on 04/06/2011 7:54:27 AM PDT by ketelone
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