tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post2485666235818398834..comments2024-02-13T01:25:33.947-05:00Comments on The Gods Are Bored: YKMR?Anne Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478513906953607043noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-67051646230429349312010-06-17T10:42:15.568-04:002010-06-17T10:42:15.568-04:00Our "Justice System" could be improved j...Our "Justice System" could be improved just by replacing it with a computer flipping electronic quarters.<br /><br />Given Whitman was born Brooklyn and lived in Camden, NJ (now there is a place that makes some of Philly look good)... I read this and thought, ugh, jury duty in Camden... ugh!!!Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-77605947918194918012010-05-27T01:27:45.468-04:002010-05-27T01:27:45.468-04:0012 angry men is one of my favorites. There is a lo...12 angry men is one of my favorites. There is a lot to be learned from each of the characters.The Travelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07571659015292953033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-998452580798411482010-05-26T22:36:40.092-04:002010-05-26T22:36:40.092-04:00I sat on a jury once, the charge was burglary. No...I sat on a jury once, the charge was burglary. Not one of us on the jury wanted to be chosen for it, but I am pleased and proud to say that once we were seated, every one of us took our responsibility seriously. Of course, it was only 3 days, we were not sequestered, and there were no autopsy photographs.<br /><br />(I also found the whole thing fascinating, but then I wasn't at risk of losing my job, nor my home due to the time spent in court.)<br /><br />If everyone truly had to serve, I suspect the role of juror would be more highly respected. Too many professions are automatically dismissed by attorneys because of the fear of highly educated independant thinkers, who might not be so easily swayed by the lawyers; or whom might actually know more than the lawyers.Lavanahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14295089071497942411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-8829142888826311222010-05-26T20:40:33.548-04:002010-05-26T20:40:33.548-04:0012 angry men is terrific..but ....can you imagine ...12 angry men is terrific..but ....can you imagine what a great movie that would have been if it had been all women?<br />glad you escaped the trial.<br />the word verication is OUSKIyellowdoggrannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14906624317290990109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-60536797983140651522010-05-26T20:08:24.718-04:002010-05-26T20:08:24.718-04:00My experience of being in a jury pool or serving o...My experience of being in a jury pool or serving on a jury--folks prefer NOT to support the judicial system, such as it is, by spending much time making it happen. Jury duty does take up your days, often with stuff that you never had any concern with or interest in. <br /><br />My last jury duty--two weeks--included several 8 hour days of instruction in the details of gravel mining and rock crushing. Frankly, I was amazed at how much of it was going on, what a foundation gravel and rock provide for our daily lives, and how much money it generates in aggregate. ;-)Pitch313http://wahoo313@gmail.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-29800765088935771412010-05-26T19:14:39.720-04:002010-05-26T19:14:39.720-04:00I love Twelve Angry Men. Each time I watch it I no...I love Twelve Angry Men. Each time I watch it I notice something new in the faces/body language/ tones of voice of those jurors. <br /><br /> I was called for Federal Jury Duty a few months ago and was so very excited- and a bit scared. <br /><br />A defendants freedom rests in the hands of teir jury.<br /><br /> Needless to say I was not called. Who wants a 4th generation law enforcement person to sit in on a drug trafficing change?<br /><br />Phooey on the Defense Attny.Kimberly Bowersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-76991232277178675152010-05-26T19:01:49.652-04:002010-05-26T19:01:49.652-04:00They do pay people for their time serving on a jur...They do pay people for their time serving on a jury, but it's pretty basic. If jury duty were very well paid, people would be breaking down the court house doors to serve. Justice is expensive already, so why not?Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-61750066788480917582010-05-26T18:56:26.651-04:002010-05-26T18:56:26.651-04:00Sigh.....with this kind of love of civic responsib...Sigh.....with this kind of love of civic responsibility, I wonder how anyone in this country gets a fair trial for any offense. No wonder the plea-bargain is so "popular".Alex Pendragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15877845166621794334noreply@blogger.com