I once said to the judge that "Lawyers are bloodsuckers". After they gave us a 90 minute lunch break I was kicked off the jury. This was in July. Good move on my part. The trial lasted into November and the three defendants (who could NOT speak English) were let off by the judge who said the snitch who ratted on them was not credible.
On another case IF I wanted to be removed I could have told the truth. When I was in the military we bought a female Airman a baseball bat for her birthday and told her to use it on her husband the next time he hit her. The case was a domestic battery case, but they picked the jury before my name was called. I would not have minded being on that one.
The only time I was summoned for jury duty and had to go through the jury selection process, I was selected for the jury. This, despite the fact that my dad was a correctional officer, I served in the military as security police, both my brothers-in-law were law enforcement with one being an FBI agent. Not only was I selected, but I wound up as foreman. It was a very simple case, which only lasted one day, and the man was found guilty. I was surprised the defense allowed me to serve.