tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003023702428993428.post6255972550572648865..comments2024-03-11T10:53:23.511-04:00Comments on Meg Go Run: Why I don't think I'd be selected for a jury.Meg Go Runhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11707890742715926971noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003023702428993428.post-21954797244222115712017-06-08T11:27:26.055-04:002017-06-08T11:27:26.055-04:00Fingers and toes crossed!
Fingers and toes crossed!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17711485387951151140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003023702428993428.post-71219805578404366402017-06-07T14:50:14.962-04:002017-06-07T14:50:14.962-04:00Wow that is so deep! See that is why you need an o...Wow that is so deep! See that is why you need an open minded jury because you don't want someone who is just like "aw who cares it's just a drug dealer". It's a PERSON. But yeah that sounds like it would really make you think.<br /><br />My very first trial I watched on Court TV was of this woman who was charged with manslaughter when she fell asleep at the wheel OR was on drugs, OR both, I forget... but she plowed over a bunch of people picking up trash along the highway. The jury was NOT allowed to know the people picking up trash were inmates at a local prison who were doing community service because they didn't want the jurors to be biased like, "oh it's just people in jail who died" you know?Meg Go Runhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11707890742715926971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003023702428993428.post-24849221064060222462017-06-07T14:47:33.845-04:002017-06-07T14:47:33.845-04:00Did you want on the jury? Why do you think they di...Did you want on the jury? Why do you think they dismissed you?Meg Go Runhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11707890742715926971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003023702428993428.post-30487673494302444022017-06-07T14:47:04.203-04:002017-06-07T14:47:04.203-04:00Thanks Karen! I think I would do a good job too be...Thanks Karen! I think I would do a good job too because I would want to follow the rules and take it seriously.<br /><br />No no, they assume you're a BIASED ass, not an UNBIASED ass hahaha- jk. I think we all have biases due to our life circumstances and the key for the lawyers is to find out if we can look past them and have an open mind.<br /><br />You ARE tough and I know you would take the job seriously!Meg Go Runhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11707890742715926971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003023702428993428.post-14697966555091469012017-06-07T14:42:42.814-04:002017-06-07T14:42:42.814-04:00http://mentalfloss.com/article/62514/9-things-lawy...http://mentalfloss.com/article/62514/9-things-lawyers-look-when-picking-juryMeg Go Runhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11707890742715926971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003023702428993428.post-13210765251417335002017-06-07T14:41:22.391-04:002017-06-07T14:41:22.391-04:00I don't deal well with routine changes either!...I don't deal well with routine changes either! I hope you don't get called.Meg Go Runhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11707890742715926971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003023702428993428.post-47291519667780796702017-06-07T13:50:57.308-04:002017-06-07T13:50:57.308-04:00I just got a letter stating I have been summoned f...I just got a letter stating I have been summoned for jury duty next week. I am to call the day before to see if I am actually to report. I hope I don't get picked! More so because it will break up my normal workout routine and I already had to take some time off due to neck/back issues! <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17711485387951151140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003023702428993428.post-20643165278541979232017-06-07T13:47:10.977-04:002017-06-07T13:47:10.977-04:00Can you send me a link to the article? It took me ...Can you send me a link to the article? It took me to another of your blog posts and I wanted to read it because Clay just got summoned next month. We don't think they will pick him either mostly for the reasons you stated above- he's well educated and has had a family member in jail. I honestly didn't know that lawyers wouldn't look for that because it seems like that would disqualify a LOT of people. <br /><br />I think you would make a great juror though!Amy Lauren Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02565049872858950707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003023702428993428.post-3833007379790545732017-06-07T12:31:52.156-04:002017-06-07T12:31:52.156-04:00I think the jury random selection is rigged! My si...I think the jury random selection is rigged! My sister and I have been called twice! but dismissed before jury selection started. <br /><br />You would make a great juror! <br />Anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16110855725544210793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003023702428993428.post-13574794765746906252017-06-07T12:26:40.169-04:002017-06-07T12:26:40.169-04:00That is a shame that you have never had jury duty!...That is a shame that you have never had jury duty! I was on a case involving a murder. We didn't have to determine if the person was guilty, but just if there was enough evidence to take them to trial for the crime. So gross, and sad, and made me ponder guilt and innocence of people for a really long time!! In the end we learned that the person killed was a drug dealer so really made you think about the value of lives when it's people like drug dealers who are doing bad things to other people! There was also another super sad case about a lady raped and killed. Made me so sick to my stomach hearing about it.TechChickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11960422420943812763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003023702428993428.post-42137642096934398312017-06-07T11:42:42.353-04:002017-06-07T11:42:42.353-04:00yes, that is very true! at some point, I will pro...yes, that is very true! at some point, I will probably be able to serve, although I would not want to. If it was a one day trial, sure. anything more would be excruciating to me. I can't sit still! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003023702428993428.post-82660890183297304502017-06-07T11:31:30.896-04:002017-06-07T11:31:30.896-04:00What about you makes you a contradiction?What about you makes you a contradiction?Meg Go Runhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11707890742715926971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003023702428993428.post-61912152383947786892017-06-07T11:27:30.603-04:002017-06-07T11:27:30.603-04:00I was summoned once in Massachusetts and once in T...I was summoned once in Massachusetts and once in Texas. I wasn't chosen either time, and I don't think I'd be a good juror. I know the defense and prosecution look for certain things, but I'm a contradiction and neither one would want me.Lesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03806404383790065626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003023702428993428.post-75148639176301495622017-06-07T11:14:02.151-04:002017-06-07T11:14:02.151-04:00yes.
yes.<br />Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08177308883627646456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003023702428993428.post-53798563912308832772017-06-07T10:53:42.375-04:002017-06-07T10:53:42.375-04:00Each side has a set amount of jurors they may stri...Each side has a set amount of jurors they may strike. Once you use them up, you're SOL. And you are absolutely right, the type of person a defense may NOT want in a certain case is someone the prosecution WOULD want! But then who knows? I mean, say a teacher is accused of stealing money from a school. The defense may want me because they might hope I would be sympathetic to a teacher, depending on the circumstance, whereas maybe the prosecution would want me because they would think I would look more harshly on a fellow teacher. I guess that is why during voir dire they can ask you a TON of questions to get to know what you are like.Meg Go Runhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11707890742715926971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003023702428993428.post-39376855639086530382017-06-07T10:49:00.617-04:002017-06-07T10:49:00.617-04:00Well I guess they can't take you off the list ...Well I guess they can't take you off the list because what if your life circumstance changed and you *could* do it at some point? Would you like to be a juror sometime, even if you don't think you'd be good at it?<br /><br />I think it is so strange that there are people that get called all the time and then people like me who NEVER get called!Meg Go Runhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11707890742715926971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003023702428993428.post-42170050763681269432017-06-07T10:35:26.612-04:002017-06-07T10:35:26.612-04:00Did she not understand it as in there WAS reasonab...Did she not understand it as in there WAS reasonable doubt but she didn't think there was or vice versa?Meg Go Runhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11707890742715926971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003023702428993428.post-58864168449092776632017-06-07T09:53:07.888-04:002017-06-07T09:53:07.888-04:00Thanks!Thanks!Meg Go Runhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11707890742715926971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003023702428993428.post-5612541392318199682017-06-07T09:35:46.163-04:002017-06-07T09:35:46.163-04:00Where I used to live, I got called for jury duty e...Where I used to live, I got called for jury duty every year. It was a small county, which is part of it, but I still got called way more often than my husband. I only served on one jury, though. It was a drug case. I got really frustrated with one woman on the jury who apparently didn't understand the meaning of "beyond reasonable doubt." But it was interesting, and I hope you get to do it someday!Cassie @ Rural Running Redheadhttp://ruralrunningredhead.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003023702428993428.post-76054928958579177832017-06-07T09:06:53.721-04:002017-06-07T09:06:53.721-04:00I think you'd be perfect for the job!I think you'd be perfect for the job! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05137691553415564797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003023702428993428.post-7566642210677664432017-06-07T08:19:01.246-04:002017-06-07T08:19:01.246-04:00This makes sense but does the defense and the pros...This makes sense but does the defense and the prosecution take turns eliminating potential jurors? It seems like the kind of people the defense would want to eliminate would e exactly the type of people the prosecution would want and vice versa. Fairytales and Fitnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11771224209536216240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003023702428993428.post-14267565924302212942017-06-07T08:13:58.457-04:002017-06-07T08:13:58.457-04:00Yeah, I'm not sure how he knew they wanted som...Yeah, I'm not sure how he knew they wanted someone who was pro DP. I'll have to ask, because initially his strategy to get out was to pretend to be racist or sexist. Well, first he told them that he had a hardship and couldn't be there because he just started a new job (which is true), but they didn't agree that was a hardship!Kristinahttp://www.blogaboutrunning.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003023702428993428.post-79089130613310953722017-06-07T06:00:00.757-04:002017-06-07T06:00:00.757-04:00Hi Megan - I always get out of jury duty because I...Hi Megan - I always get out of jury duty because I am a primary caregiver to my disabled son, but I get called every 3 years and have to tell them the same thing every time! You would think they would take me off of the list! I work for the federal government and many of my colleagues get called like clockwork to jury duty and they must serve. <br />I would be a terrible juror anyway because I am far too emotional and empathetic (to a fault sometimes). <br />have a great day! Kristen<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003023702428993428.post-69056432656904225302017-06-07T05:49:08.084-04:002017-06-07T05:49:08.084-04:00Wow! Well here's the thing, not being able to ...Wow! Well here's the thing, not being able to render the death penalty would only keep you off death qualified juries. So he is lucky that was a dp case and he could make up that lie! Now at first I thought that even though I am against the dp, that I'd still be able to follow the law and sentence someone to that if that's what the law indicate I do... aka, enough aggravating factors. But really, I don't know for sure if I could. Meg Go Runhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11707890742715926971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003023702428993428.post-55344936429065333602017-06-07T05:46:01.119-04:002017-06-07T05:46:01.119-04:00I'm glad your mom got to do that! Did they fin...I'm glad your mom got to do that! Did they find the defendant guilty?Meg Go Runhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11707890742715926971noreply@blogger.com