[friendly]

Brian Scott Lett is not the shiniest penny in the mint. But this poor shlub he has no car, takes a cab, has to care for his 1-year-old daughter, and cannot afford to miss time at his maintenance job.

The disgraceful Circuit Judge Donald Johnston was unnecessarily cruel and should not have put this non-criminal into jail.

[Steel Wolf]

I'm not saying that this guy should have had to pull jury duty. Obviously, he should and could have been exempted. They weren't asking him to kowtow before the judge and beg for mercy. If he could have mustered 2 minutes of self control, he wouldn't be in jail.

Like the example I stated earlier about the cop; just because you are in the right doesn't mean you can curse out the law enforcement/judiciary for bothering you. No one asked him to kneel and kiss their pinky ring, they were just doing their jobs in a straightforward, professional manner. He reacted like he was speaking to someone at the bar who spilled beer on him on purpose.

If a cop pulls someone over for a traffic violation they don't think they did, do you think that they should be able to tell him to screw off and drive away? Would that make this a better country?

[B-Chan]

Brian Scott Lett is not the shiniest penny in the mint. But this poor shlub he has no car, takes a cab, has to care for his 1-year-old daughter, and cannot afford to miss time at his maintenance job.

All this guy had to do was call the Clerk of the Court and explain his situation. Arrangements would almost certainly have been made. This person strikes me as an insecure smartass, hypersensitive about any perceived injury to his precious "rights" -- the kind of pinched-faced loser who installs a remote-switched headlamp on the back of his pickup truck to "teach tailgaters to stay offa mah aiyuss."

Persons of that sort are the inevitable product of a culture that worships Liberty instead of Duty.

[jimtorr]

So, I guess you are unfamiliar with the jury system. One of the first questions asked is if there is any reason that you should be excused.

Citizen Juries are the cornerstone of the American Justice System. Without Citizen Juries we become French.

Jury duty is not voluntary. It is an obligation that all citizens have, just because they are citizens. Every jury in the land is composed of citizens who were called on to do their duty to justice.

What is your problem?

[Sloth]

But this poor shlub he has no car, takes a cab, has to care for his 1-year-old daughter, and cannot afford to miss time at his maintenance job.

What evidence do you have that any of this is true, beyond the scumbag's own word?