Posted by Gracie2 on October 11, 2002, at 1:02:28
In reply to Re: Jury Duty » Gracie2, posted by mair on October 9, 2002, at 9:50:00
I've never minded jury duty. My regular job was so boring, I actually looked forward to it, in the past.However, that was all before I had to quit my job and the medications, hospitilizations and psychiatrists I've endured in the last two years.
I've decided not to say anything unless I'm called
for a criminal trial, which could result in someone being jailed - or worse. I do believe in the death penalty when it involves premeditation,
torture, or the death of a child. I live in a state where lethal injection is common.However, in the 3 cases where I've served on a jury, they were all civil trials and actually kind of silly. One was an elderly man who fell out of his metal folding chair at a major hardware store, sustaining "major injuries" -
everyone else voted to award him minimal damages,
and I held out to give him nothing.A criminal trial is different-
-Gracie
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