I always comply with jury duty....then I sit in the pool room with my bible, Rush Limbaugh book, or some other appropriate reading material in plain sight. For some reason, I’m never selected.
Yep, that means juries consist of people who weren’t smart enough to figure out how to get out of doing jury duty.
Maybe we can take this and use it when Obama wants to make us buy a government made car, paint a bridge or have one of our children serve with his brown shirts.
Our county sent out a jury informations package. It included a form to be filled out and sent back. One of the questions was how do you feel about sitting on a jury. I pointed out that I had been a victom of crime, the suspect was released with a wrist slap from the court and if I was on a jury, that would never happen.
Ten years later and I haven’t heard back from them.
I wore my “Read my Lipstick” button prominently when I was waiting in the jury pool last September; I wasn’t picked, either!
The last time I went in for jury duty, the defendant was accused of murdering his drug dealer in a deal gone bad. The defense attorney asked, row by row, “If someone is found guilty of murder, would you be unable to consider probation?” The first row, not a hand went up. The second row, not a hand went up except mine. Instantly. The sheep were all looking around, and suddenly people in both rows said, “Oh, I couldn’t consider it!” and raised theirs.
I was, as you might imagine, cut. If it was self-defense or an accident that would somehow warrant probation, I would not be ruling to convict! If someone is guilty of murder, then no. There is a price to pay beyond talking to your probation officer every month.
There was a flaming gay guy in the pool who made it completely obvious he was trying to be cut. He kept repeating, “My conception of God as a spiritual deity will not allow me to sit in judgment of my fellow man. My conception of God as a spiritual deity will not allow me to sit in judgment of my fellow man.” He then stood up and said, “I’m going to the bathroom now.” The judge said, “Sir, we will have a break in ten minutes. I need you to wait, because if you leave, I have to dismiss everybody.” “Well, do what you have to, but I’m going to the bathroom!” He didn’t return from the break.
The next time I got a jury notice, there was an article in the paper featuring quotes from several judges saying, “80% of those summoned don’t even bother to show up. There’s no penalty. We don’t have the manpower to enforce it. We’re thinking of giving out free coffee and having a free internet cafe to encourage people to show up.” I’m thinking that article was a good way to get closer to 90%.
You too? I like to get a book by Ann Coulter, Laura Ingraham, Rush or any other conseravtive writer. So far, that has me batting 100% for getting the boot after the first round.
Should I ever be in need of a jury, I would prefer that it not be composed of libtards.
Accordingly I do nothing, when summoned, to dissuade lawyers from seating me on the panel.
I've been summoned twice and served twice. I'd gladly do it again.
GREAT idea! They can tell you what not to wear (ie my “Hang Em High” t-shirt....
but they can’t dictate what reading material you must NOT show up with! I have jury duty coming up end of May. Considering the risk I’ll be taking re: catching the flu from being in that captive audience (Houston, Texas), my copies of Rush, Sean and Ann books will do nicely. Only question is, which one will do best?
Nam Vet