[dfwgator]

Just remember, the people on a jury are people too stupid to figure out how to get out of jury duty.

[Brian Griffin]

“Just remember, the people on a jury are people too stupid to figure out how to get out of jury duty.”

I’ve been summoned for jury duty several times but never actually served on a jury.

Since I have a BSEE and post a lot here I suspect I will never actually be on a jury.

I was actually quite surprised by the soundness of the people summoned.

[Alberta's Child]

I've been called for jury duty three times.

The first two times I was selected for a jury pool but never got seated because the jury was seated before they got to me.

The third time I WANTED to be selected for the jury. The judge said: "This is an expedited civil trial where the jury will only decide two items. All the other disputes have been resolved through 2-3 years of motions and stipulations. If you get on this jury you should be done in 1-2 days. If you don't, you go back into the jury pool and might get selected for a longer trial!"

I got on that jury.

[NorthMountain]

Just remember, the people on a jury are people too stupid to figure out how to get out of jury duty.

With respect, sir:

In general, people who try to get out of jury duty are traitors.

[gundog]

A couple of years ago, I sat on a jury for a sloping-forehead tweeker goon that was accused of being a felon in possession of a firearm. The case never should have been brought, in my estimation. It came down to the State having to prove that the accused knew that there was s gun in the car that he “borrowed” from his girlfriend. He was moving out, and there were issues of domestic violence, or fear of it. He used the car to move, but kept it longer than the girlfriend wanted. Three days longer...the magic number for a meth bender...so she called the cops to get it back, using the fact that he was in possession of the gun as a pretext to motivate thrm to go after him.

The two female prosecutors were jokes...Kate Brown’s front-line troops in the war on firearms. The public defender was competent, if uncharismatic. A big show was made of the indisputable fact that there was a gun in the car...a loaded, functional gun....but they couldn’t possibly prove the accused knew it was there. A fingerprint on the gun, magazine. or any of the cartridges would have convinced me, but the oops never printed it. The jury saw things clearly...the foreman started deliberations with “Much as I hate to say it, the State failed to prove their case....”. We acquitted.

A few weeks later, the accused killed a woman...allegedly...a couple of hundred yards from where I live. He’s still sitting in jail, awaiting trial in that case.

[fruser1]

too stupid to figure out how to get out

I always figured they were mostly the lazy type that "had an excuse" to get out of work, or weren't working, and were content with the $3 per day or what not. The same types that are happy to stay in the hospital as long as the insurance allows it because of the "free food and tv".

In other words, mostly shitheads who are probably also willing to be "hired" as activists, which is why we get folks in jail for defending themselves.