I'm going to try some micro blogging today since I litterally have nothing to really do. Let's get right to it.
Why exactly do I have nothing to do? Well let me answer that by bringing you onto a photo journey through my day.
I got this lovely letter in the mail last week and it's the first time in the past 11 years (since I turned 18) that I've been called. Everyone despises these things but I really don't mind being here right now since it's an excuse to be out of work and I can spend some time thinking about projects that I can show you guys on steemit!
On to the train!
It's 19 degrees today and here we are, the line is outside the courthouse!
Security was slow since they were moving jurors 1 at a time through a metal detector, which I don't even think was functioning correctly. They also xrayed my bag and took my camera which I found very odd because we all have cellphone cameras these days so my camera is with the security desk and here I am.
It's 9:00 AM right now and it's going to be the start of a long day. The orientation video they are playing is so low on volume that the rustling of 100 people who aren't even speaking overcome the tiny TV speakers.
Stay tuned...
My friend says that defense attorneys hate engineers because they don't get swayed as much by emotion. But at the same time I have had several coworkers be jury foremen, so maybe it isn't true. Enjoy your civic duty.
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I thought engineer would make great jurors because we are so impartial to everything but fact. But based on the video (which I barely heard), the lawyers only select the ones that they think might agree with their version of the case, so maybe you are right because I'm super impartial to anything.
I wonder what I should do or not do to get on a case or not.
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the plaintiff vs the defendant's attorney would have different reasons to want someone to be partial or impartial. so it really would be based on the specific case. besides the actual responses given, i'd say race, personality, occupation, location/place of residence all are key factors that play into who gets selected / dismissed.
*ps. i've been called for jury duty a couple of times but was never selected...
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Yea I think that's gonna be the case. It depends on the lawyers strategy. Whatever he chooses though, I have to listen to what he says to the other jurors unless I'm up first.
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