tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post5909338619923894557..comments2024-03-22T05:17:53.112-04:00Comments on Big Bad Bald Bastard: Summoned!Big Bad Bald Bastardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01983025559556548658noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-31395107352288212572014-03-24T13:42:03.968-04:002014-03-24T13:42:03.968-04:00I haven't been called in a few years, but Sant...I haven't been called in a few years, but Santa Clara County used to call me like clockwork every three years. I actually had to go in a couple of times, and it went the same both times:<br /><br />Attorney: Have you ever been arrested?<br />mikey: Uh, yessir.<br />A: More than once?<br />m: Uh, yessir.<br />A: How many times?<br />m: Uh, not sure, like thirty five I guess.<br />Assembled unwashed masses: [Titters]<br />District Attorney: Preemptive Strike...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-1359610396555268012014-03-24T12:39:11.001-04:002014-03-24T12:39:11.001-04:00If you want to get out of a criminal case, I recom...If you want to get out of a criminal case, I recommend just saying, "I can tell if people are guilty or not just by looking at them."Paul Averynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-40698352477100019972014-03-24T07:45:07.197-04:002014-03-24T07:45:07.197-04:00We'll see how things pan out- I am on the plat...We'll see how things pan out- I am on the platform waiting for the train. I hope I don't fall asleep in the jurors' room.Big Bad Bald Bastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01983025559556548658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-54203677547218624192014-03-24T07:41:46.544-04:002014-03-24T07:41:46.544-04:00I recommend wearing your "String 'em up h...I recommend wearing your "String 'em up high" t-shirt.Smut Clydehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409476490132867809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-68029309720668372942014-03-24T02:24:13.842-04:002014-03-24T02:24:13.842-04:00jury duty was made for citizens who believe in the...jury duty was made for citizens who believe in the social compact.zombie rotten mcdonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10601960953323752278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-75130292447395783142014-03-24T01:32:06.006-04:002014-03-24T01:32:06.006-04:00Jury duty was made for people who work normal hour...Jury duty was made for people who work normal hours, and don't have insane bosses.<br />~ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®©https://www.blogger.com/profile/06252371815131259831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-32890792057999599322014-03-24T00:45:51.176-04:002014-03-24T00:45:51.176-04:00Because of a paperwork snafu after I changed my na...<i> Because of a paperwork snafu after I changed my name for voter registration, I ended up getting three summonses last year (a thing I managed to fix)</i><br /><br />Oof, good thing it didn't progress to the "contempt" stage!<br /><br /><i> Even sketchy characters get the presumption of innocence.</i><br /><br />Yeah. Trial by jury of one's peers may have its flaws, but it's the best system there is.<br /><br /><i>also, I don't try to get out of it. As a citizen, it's one of the cool obligations we can fulfill; and what, you want think it's better for some wingnut with time to kill and and axe to grind is going to be better on a jury?</i><br /><br />Hence the shame. This will throw a monkey wrench into my work schedule and my need to get my car inspection done. I've put off a search for a second/part-time job (to hedge my bets- there have been cutbacks in my department, and I was the only unaffected person <i>so far</i>) until I get this over with.Big Bad Bald Bastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01983025559556548658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-21878978668243799522014-03-24T00:32:16.802-04:002014-03-24T00:32:16.802-04:00also, I don't try to get out of it. As a cit...also, I don't try to get out of it. As a citizen, it's one of the cool obligations we can fulfill; and what, you want think it's better for some wingnut with time to kill and and axe to grind is going to be better on a jury?<br /><br />As teh defending lawyer said during the last trial I was on, "you now have more power over the future of this person than anyone else, including Barack Obama".zombie rotten mcdonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10601960953323752278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-85851703271522830392014-03-24T00:28:09.415-04:002014-03-24T00:28:09.415-04:00first time I was selected for JD, it was a statuto...first time I was selected for JD, it was a statutory rape re-trial. recently, it was a guns-n-drugs case where the evidence was all circumstantial and weak; dude was likely to be guilty, but there was no proof on the guilty side. Even sketchy characters get the presumption of innocence.zombie rotten mcdonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10601960953323752278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-2383518219218530272014-03-23T23:58:49.478-04:002014-03-23T23:58:49.478-04:00Ah, jury duty. Because of a paperwork snafu after ...Ah, jury duty. Because of a paperwork snafu after I changed my name for voter registration, I ended up getting three summonses last year (a thing I managed to fix). I have one of those desperately honest faces and relatively uneventful lives that I pretty much have no hook for getting off a jury selection. I've been seated for trials twice. The only time I had an out was a civil case regarding asbestos--my dad was a utilities worker. Good luck.Vixen Strangelyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01976594951225450413noreply@blogger.com