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APRIL 30--There are probably better ways to avoid jury duty than the approach recently taken by a Montana man.
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I'll agree, it's too bad they didn't fine or jail him for that belligerence, 'cause he did get out of jury duty, but you can bet that no attorney would have let him past voir dire. That kind of personality and attitude is what causes problems in jury deliberations. That being said, apparently the court house staff all enjoyed the public apology from him. (I have a friend there)
I was called for jury duty once and it just happened that I had my first client in weeks (I'm self employed) and they needed hep immediately. I was able to get excused and take care of them, get a paycheck, and hopefully I'll get called again when I can serve. It's good to have intelligent people serve when possible.
Shame on that judge. I would not have excused him. A bad atttitude will not reliev you of jury duty, or everyone would be excused. No one wants jury duty except retired farmers and 70 year old women.
My top ten REAL excuses:
1) I have a disorder that makes me compelled to eat and then vomit; I would need a suppy of food in the jury box and a bucket (She was excused)
2) "I believe all drugs should be legalized" ( federal jury homicide / drug trafficing case; He was excused) (The defense was broken hearted)
3) When asked if any jurors knew any of the parties, instead of answering Yes. a juror YELLED. " I know the (Defendant), and you cannot believe a word she says". (She was excused; along with the entire jury pool.)
4) " I think all cops are liars". (Excused)
HE MUST BE A REPUBLICAN!
Threatened to jail him? For what? Contempt? He's still getting out of jury duty. See? That's what the guy meant when he said "justice system" in quotes.
Believe me, lawyers want the stupidest, most impressionable people they can find to sit on a jury.
God forbid that any one of us depends on a jury for our freedom.
and another thing, how come this guy's dog still has his balls ?
None of my dogs have them and I lost mine in my second divorce.
Third time around is the charm though.
Wrong, attorneys try to find jurors that will understand or be sympathetic to the issues
what do your divorces have to do with jury trials?
nothing to do with jury trials........has to do with the loss of balls
BTW, I enjoy your posts
Mark my words. This guy will be the next Joe the Plumber. He'll write a book, hit the talk show circuit and even guest star on "The Dog Whisperer" and count some wrinkles.
SO, from what i've read so far . no one likes jury duty. Well i hope that if i'm ever on trial i get a jury made up of folks who believe in Justice..not folks like you slackers..
"Wrinkles on my dog's balls." That alone should've gotten him out of jury duty.
good on him
omg that's tooo funny
He would have been jailed for contempt in some states. But this guy got out of jury duty. What's going on in Montana??
Other than for fear of pissing off a judge, I'd probably write much the same thing.
Until our legal systems stops trying to hide the concept of "fully informed juries" we have no legal system. What we have is a game played by rich people, and which preys upon poor people.
Only a fully informed jury can make sound decisions.
Maybe it was the part about his dog's balls that got him excused.
I usually tell the courts that I am Theodore Kaczynski’s pyrotechnics advisor, works for me!
Boy, this is what my father would have said and done, verbatiium!
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