[Gay State Conservative]

A few years back I was called to jury duty at a nearby courthouse. A group of us were told to sit in a room and just wait. Eventually a few of us,including me,were brought into a courtroom and told that a trial on a drunk driving charge was about to begin.

The judge said to us "if any of you feel you shouldn't be seated on this jury raise your hand". Several of us,including me,raised their hand. I was eventually summoned to approach the bench where the judge and several lawyers were gathered. I explained that I had seen many drunk driving fatalities in my work in a hospital ER *and* that my niece was killed by a drunk driver (both claims were true). In unison the judge and all the lawyers assembled said "nope,he shouldn't serve".

However...strangely enough...I was allowed to stay in the gallery as the trial began and given the evidence I saw presented I probably would have voted "not guilty".

[MayflowerMadam]

I was in a similar situation — being questioned as juror on a drunk driving case.
Q: Do you think there’s any excuse for someone to drive drunk?
A: No.
This continued for a couple minutes as they tried to determine if I was serious or just trying to ditch serving. Then I was able to tell them that my husband had been President of MADD for years in the state he used to live.

They couldn’t get rid of me fast enough.