Sly Bald Guys Forum
Discussions About Being Bald => General Discussion => Topic started by: TheSlyBear on March 16, 2009, 09:46:49 PM
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OK, so I was called to jury duty today. Out of 60 people who showed up, there were no less than 6 sly guys.
There were also 3 guys with really bad comb-overs, one with a comb-over and a pony-tail (most probably the most pathetic combination short of a comb-over mullet).
Out of this 12 jurors were seated, and 2 of the 4 guys seated are sly.
Oh yeah, I'm one of them. Guess what I get to do for the rest of the week?
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I love jury duty!! I know i'm a freak. hahaha
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We had a thread on jury duty a while back.
The conclusion was that sly guys are considered independent thinkers, thus not well thought of by counsel.
I really wish I was selected for jury duty. Unfortunately, the prosecuting attorney didn't care for my kind (college educated, CPA, SLY) and I was dismissed. Bummer.
Serve Austin well, BB!
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If the DEFENDENT is sly, ACQUIT ;D
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If the DEFENDENT is sly, ACQUIT ;D
"If the glove dont fit......."
sorry, had to do it. haha.
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Hey bear!
Do your duty. Let us know about the case once it's over.
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OK, so I was called to jury duty today. Out of 60 people who showed up, there were no less than 6 sly guys.
There were also 3 guys with really bad comb-overs, one with a comb-over and a pony-tail (most probably the most pathetic combination short of a comb-over mullet).
Out of this 12 jurors were seated, and 2 of the 4 guys seated are sly.
Oh yeah, I'm one of them. Guess what I get to do for the rest of the week?
Yes I know what you are doing...you are making $9 a day....that more than compensates you for your time and money you would have made at work....gezz where do they get their figures?
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OK, so I was called to jury duty today. Out of 60 people who showed up, there were no less than 6 sly guys.
There were also 3 guys with really bad comb-overs, one with a comb-over and a pony-tail (most probably the most pathetic combination short of a comb-over mullet).
Out of this 12 jurors were seated, and 2 of the 4 guys seated are sly.
Oh yeah, I'm one of them. Guess what I get to do for the rest of the week?
Yes I know what you are doing...you are making $9 a day....that more than compensates you for your time and money you would have made at work....gezz where do they get their figures?
Tim:
If you just ask the average taxpayer, they say courts are too slow, not efficient, etc., etc., but ask the same taxpayer if they would pay more taxes to boost jury fees, pay for more personnel to move the paper, build more court rooms, etc., and the response is always no--which is at least honest, or they think there's "fat" to be cut. From my experience in gov't I didn't find "fat" what I found were areas of spending that had big interest groups that had organized. So, (1)-there needs to be more money in the court system, and (2) to the extent people won't pay more taxes, they must organize, and out organize other interest groups to get more of the available money into the court system then jury fees can more adequately reimburse people for a bigger part of their expense in doing their duty as American citizens--it's a duty just like serving in the military, voting and yes, paying taxes.
Sorry, I don't mean to point a finger at you or anyone in particular but it's important for all people to understand representative government requires people to get in the boat and man an oar--standing on the shore b_tching just doesn't cut it in my opinion. It's not "politics" that is elections, it's "governance", making it work between elections. Lots of people don't think that through.
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Guess what I get to do for the rest of the week?
Get paid (sic) to be judgmental! What's not to love?
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Be interested to know what kind of case you are on BB. I was on one several years back for dental malpractice. Learned everything about what can go wrong with the human mouth that I did not want to know. We found the dentist not guilty as the plantiff evidently had rarely taken the time to put a toothbrush in his mouth during his life. I remember if looks could have killed we would have all dropped dead from that "ambulance chasing attorney's" glare. Guess we cost him a country club membership.
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Obviously, I can't discuss any details of the case until it's over, but yet more sly sightings.
The defendant is sly, as was one of the witnesses, and there's a court officer that keeps coming in and out of the courtroom who is sly.
I've never seen so many shiny heads in one room!
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saintc....so then why not just keep the damn $9 ? why even spend the money writing the check to pay us. Just add it as payment to my property taxes.....
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saintc....so then why not just keep the damn $9 ? why even spend the money writing the check to pay us. Just add it as payment to my property taxes.....
Cynic! >:D
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We had a thread on jury duty a while back.
The conclusion was that sly guys are considered independent thinkers, thus not well thought of by counsel.
I really wish I was selected for jury duty. Unfortunately, the prosecuting attorney didn't care for my kind (college educated, CPA, SLY) and I was dismissed. Bummer.
In our local courtroom, I find that SLY jurors and attorneys are gladly accepted. I also believe that SLY jurors are usually well educated and are independent thinkers who have an uncanny ability to assess and analyze difficult situations.
Then again, maybe I am biased, since I am the district judge. O0
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We had a thread on jury duty a while back.
The conclusion was that sly guys are considered independent thinkers, thus not well thought of by counsel.
I really wish I was selected for jury duty. Unfortunately, the prosecuting attorney didn't care for my kind (college educated, CPA, SLY) and I was dismissed. Bummer.
In our local courtroom, I find that SLY jurors and attorneys are gladly accepted. I also believe that SLY jurors are usually well educated and are independent thinkers who have an uncanny ability to assess and analyze difficult situations.
Then again, maybe I am biased, since I am the district judge. O0
SWEET.
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Obviously, I can't discuss any details of the case until it's over, but yet more sly sightings.
The defendant is sly, as was one of the witnesses, and there's a court officer that keeps coming in and out of the courtroom who is sly.
I've never seen so many shiny heads in one room!
Eeexxxcellentt!.... we are slowly taking over. >:D
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Our judge could use the sly treatment; a retired judge filling in for another on vacation with a gray horseshoe that's cut too long.
Today, there were two separate spectators that were sly.
The case has been rested. Tomorrow we deliberate.
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Having been locked in the jury room all day deliberating, no new sly sightings today. The beat goes on tomorrow...
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Dang! We're finally done. 10:00PM Friday evening.
It was a very educational and informative experience. Also one that took a great emotional toll.
It's really hard to be witness to so much human tragedy, especially so much needless violence. And then to sit in judgement of another person, as well as assign penalty.
Luckily, the jury was packed with people of high integrity, and while that made for spirited and lengthy deliberations, I wouldn't have had it any other way.
Oh, and two more sly sightings today. The defendant, already in custody since August, was always guarded by two sheriff's deputies that rotated out every few hours. Two of today's deputies were gloriously sly.
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I've written up an account of the trial. It's rather lengthy, but if anyone's interested I can post it...
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I've written up an account of the trial. It's rather lengthy, but if anyone's interested I can post it...
Hey Bootedbear: I would love to read your account of the trial and especially the jury deliberations. As mentioned in an earlier post, I am a district judge. I often sit through trials but never get the "inner sanctum" view of the jury deliberations.
I think it would be fascinating to hear what a jury talks about, personal biases, what the lawyers think is important that the jury does not think is important, etc. So yes, please post or if your don't want to do that, send it to me in an e-mail.
Thanks.