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<blockquote data-quote="JoeUSooner" data-source="post: 3772932" data-attributes="member: 55109">Once upon a half-century ago [now, you KNOW there&#039;s gonna be a problem when I start out that way!] I was selected in some magic manner (chanting, scattering chicken bones, something) for jury duty in a murder case.&nbsp; The prosecutor sought the death penalty, so I&nbsp; explained multiple times that I was not qualified to serve. I was honestly not simply trying to shirk civic duty, and offered to substitute service on multiple civil trial juries, or huge numbers of hours of community service. I even offered to assist the clerk&#039;s office in the courthouse basement with a large filing project. But I stated - as clearly and definitively as I could - that I am not smart enough or educated enough or wise enough to make that kind of a decision (even in a group of jurors) regarding another person&#039;s life! My argument fell on deaf ears.&nbsp; OK, a$$holes...During the final selection process, the assistant DA asked if I had &quot;any preconceived ideas&quot; about the case. I looked puzzled and asked what he meant. He restated, &quot;Are you already convinced about his guilt or innocence?&quot; I did my best impression of a &quot;well duh!&quot; moment, and said &quot;Of course, he&#039;s guilty. He&#039;s black, ain&#039;t he?&quot;&nbsp; I was physically escorted out of the building! And I have never been selected to another jury in all that time. They shoulda listened up front! [Coincidentally, I think the DA&#039;s name was Black! <img src="/images/smilies/new/blush2.gif"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":blush:" title="Blush2&nbsp; &nbsp; :blush:" data-shortname=":blush:" /> ]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="JoeUSooner, post: 3772932, member: 55109"] Once upon a half-century ago [now, you KNOW there's gonna be a problem when I start out that way!] I was selected in some magic manner (chanting, scattering chicken bones, something) for jury duty in a murder case. The prosecutor sought the death penalty, so I explained multiple times that I was not qualified to serve. I was honestly [B]not[/B] simply trying to shirk civic duty, and offered to substitute service on multiple civil trial juries, or huge numbers of hours of community service. I even offered to assist the clerk's office in the courthouse basement with a large filing project. But I stated - as clearly and definitively as I could - that I am not smart enough or educated enough or wise enough to make that kind of a decision (even in a group of jurors) regarding another person's life! My argument fell on deaf ears. OK, a$$holes... During the final selection process, the assistant DA asked if I had "any preconceived ideas" about the case. I looked puzzled and asked what he meant. He restated, "Are you already convinced about his guilt or innocence?" I did my best impression of a "well duh!" moment, and said "Of course, he's guilty. He's black, ain't he?" I was [I]physically[/I] escorted out of the building! And I have never been selected to another jury in all that time. They shoulda listened up front! [Coincidentally, I think the DA's name was Black! :blush: ] [/QUOTE]

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