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Woman sentenced to indefinite jury duty after making racist remarks on a questionnaire
Daily Mail UK ^ | April 6, 2011

Posted on 04/06/2011 7:14:11 AM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia

A female juror in a high-profile American mafia murder trial was sentenced to indefinite jury duty after giving racist answers to a court questionnaire.

The Asian woman in her 20s was asked along with hundreds of others to provide answers to the survey prior to serving on the jury for the trial of crime boss Vincent Basciano.

But the woman enraged a Federal Court judge in New York by answering the question, 'Name three people you least admire', with the answer: 'African-Americans, Hispanics and Haitians.'

When asked by a judge at Brooklyn Federal Court to explain her answer, she replied: 'You always hear about them in the news doing something.'

The woman, known only as 'Juror No. 799', went on to claim all police officers are lazy, and only use their sirens to bypass traffic jams.

Lawyers in the case successfully requested she be removed from jury duty in Basciano's trial due to her 'inappropriate' comments.

A furious judge, Nicholas Garaufis, held up the woman's questionnaire in court and told her: 'This is an outrage, and so are you!' Referring to her racist answers, Judge Garaufis sarcastically asked the juror: 'Why didn't you put Asians down also?'

The woman replied: 'Maybe I should have.'

Jurors in America have been known to try to escape jury duty by providing outlandish answers to jury questionnaires.

But the Asian woman's views evidently backfired, as she has since been told she will serve on the jury until the judge deems her ready for release.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; Miscellaneous; US: New York
KEYWORDS: black; fdnyfirefighterquota; juryduty; psychojudge; quota; racism; thoughtcrime
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To: samtheman
Open-ended imprisonment for saying something somebody doesn’t like

That is the first thing that came to my mind.

Pity she didn't put "tyrannical judges" on her list.

21 posted on 04/06/2011 7:21:13 AM PDT by Leaning Right (Why am I carrying this lantern, you ask. I am looking for the next Reagan.)
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To: bkepley

My question would be - who WOULDN’T laugh?


22 posted on 04/06/2011 7:21:28 AM PDT by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter knows whom he's working for)
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To: samtheman

So much for free speech.


23 posted on 04/06/2011 7:21:57 AM PDT by meatloaf
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To: pgkdan
"So in other words the judge wanted her to lie and state that she admires everyone?"

Yes, she forgot that Proles are supposed to engage in Doublethink, when speaking out loud especially when addressing a member of the Inner Party.


24 posted on 04/06/2011 7:22:11 AM PDT by Mad Dawgg (If you're going to deny my 1st Amendment rights then I must proceed to the 2nd one...)
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To: samtheman

Yep. Indefinite punishment for an “unpopular” viewpoint.

How is that not cruel and unusual? This woman needs to find a real lawyer, fast. This judge should be removed from the bench.


25 posted on 04/06/2011 7:22:37 AM PDT by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Happiness)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia
But the Asian woman's views evidently backfired, as she has since been told she will serve on the jury until the judge deems her ready for release.

I guess the judge never heard about freedom of speech. I believe I would be suing him if he wrongfully imprisoned me.

26 posted on 04/06/2011 7:22:47 AM PDT by RC one ("merchants have no country")
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

..and providing very defense atty of any trial she serves on, a built-in grounds for mistrial and appeal.....


27 posted on 04/06/2011 7:23:11 AM PDT by DGHoodini (Iran Azadi)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

She could add Judges to that list now


28 posted on 04/06/2011 7:24:38 AM PDT by daku
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To: pgkdan

“So in other words the judge wanted her to lie and state that she admires everyone?”

. . . and then go on indefinite jury duty prejudicing every trial she sits at.


29 posted on 04/06/2011 7:24:41 AM PDT by RoadTest (Organized religion is no substitute for the relationship the living God wants with you.)
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To: theDentist
How about Judges, Lawyers, and Defendants?
That is the best answer, by far. I'd love to see how she gets punished with that answer to that exceedingly stupid question.
30 posted on 04/06/2011 7:25:18 AM PDT by samtheman
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

31 posted on 04/06/2011 7:25:28 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

I was on federal jury duty years back, and the judge was asking potential jurors if they had any reasons to not serve. One man said, “ I hate n&&&ers”...the judge looked at him and said, “ Then I guess you need a lesson in race relations. You will serve on this jury”....


32 posted on 04/06/2011 7:25:44 AM PDT by joe fonebone (Project Gunwalker, this will make watergate look like the warm up band......)
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To: bkepley
“I know ab absolutely full-proof way to escape jury duty.”

I show up with a fifth of Jack Daniels and a noose. The first words out of my mouth are, “where tis that some-bitch.”

Sometimes they excuse me at the front door.

33 posted on 04/06/2011 7:26:13 AM PDT by I cannot think of a name
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To: rightwingintelligentsia
Referring to her racist answers, Judge Garaufis sarcastically asked the juror: 'Why didn't you put Asians down also?'

The question only asked for three judge - therefore, blacks, hispanics, and Haitians.

34 posted on 04/06/2011 7:26:25 AM PDT by Rummyfan (Iraq: it's not about Iraq anymore, it's about the USA!)
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To: samtheman

This better get thrown out, the judge is being a little tyrant.


35 posted on 04/06/2011 7:26:58 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: rightwingintelligentsia
A furious judge, Nicholas Garaufis

She should ask to redo the questionnaire and add "Greeks".

36 posted on 04/06/2011 7:27:04 AM PDT by triumphant values (Never criticize that to your right.)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

Jury duty is supposed to be a civil responsibility, something citizens do to make the system work.

So it’s out in the open now- it’s punishment.

And in this case, punishment for thoughtcrime.

What was the judge thinking- what trial would be fair with this “racist” on the panel? And you have to consider that she’ll likely lose her job when she does not show up for a month. payroll usually covers you for the difference in pay (when I was in Santa Monica courthouse jury duty was $5 per day).


37 posted on 04/06/2011 7:27:04 AM PDT by DBrow
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To: Leaning Right
Leaning Right wrote:
Open-ended imprisonment for saying something somebody doesn’t like

That is the first thing that came to my mind.

Pity she didn't put "tyrannical judges" on her list.
If she had added "tyrannical judges" to her list, I'm sure she'd be imprisoned (behind bars) for, "contempt of court."

What some of these robed clowns don't understand is that some of the courts in this country have earned contempt.

38 posted on 04/06/2011 7:27:31 AM PDT by cc2k ( If having an "R" makes you conservative, does walking into a barn make you a horse's (_*_)?)
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To: Former Proud Canadian
Eurasia or Eastasia and you can't remember? Are you under stress?

:)

39 posted on 04/06/2011 7:28:47 AM PDT by samtheman
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To: GeronL

No they need to keep her there as an excuse to release criminals on a technicality.


40 posted on 04/06/2011 7:29:36 AM PDT by Soothesayer (smallpox is not a person)
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