tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post115288398848739027..comments2023-11-03T09:09:32.113-04:00Comments on Behind the Stove: I should, indeed, prefer twenty men to escape death through mercy, than one innocent to be condemned unjustly. - Sir John FortescueBabelBabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00467487618830618571noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-1153087666978120032006-07-16T18:07:00.000-04:002006-07-16T18:07:00.000-04:00V. jealous of your experience. I'd like to be up f...V. jealous of your experience. I'd like to be up for jury selection but not actually make the panel. I'd make a terrible juror: too easily swayed by arguments for both sides.<BR/>Love the eavesdropped conversation. It's almost as good as reading a book :-)lazy cowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10756448890246596503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-1153072503634031642006-07-16T13:55:00.000-04:002006-07-16T13:55:00.000-04:00Poor Fred probably wished his wife would get jury ...Poor Fred probably wished his wife would get jury duty so he would have eight hours a day of peace.<BR/><BR/>And murderers that look normal scare me far more than the ones that don't.Carohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160632952978584244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-1152911153579537622006-07-14T17:05:00.000-04:002006-07-14T17:05:00.000-04:00Oooh! Idea! We should have professional jurors. Yo...Oooh! Idea! We should have professional jurors. You sign up for however many trails/weeks you want, civil or criminal, etc.<BR/><BR/>That way people whose only qualifications for serving on a jury are a near-total isolation from news outlets and an utter inability to get out of jury duty.<BR/><BR/>-J.Jokehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05672407657347134623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-1152910966635770692006-07-14T17:02:00.000-04:002006-07-14T17:02:00.000-04:00My wife says the greatest advantage to NRA (or, in...My wife says the greatest advantage to NRA (or, in the case of people with opposite views, ACLU) membership is an instant ejection from jury duty.<BR/><BR/>That said, I think <I>I</I> should be in charge of who gets the chair. Because I know what I'm doing.<BR/><BR/>-J.<BR/><BR/>P.S. Child molesters & child murderers? Garrote. Is my Goldwaterism showing?Jokehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05672407657347134623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-1152909809706807892006-07-14T16:43:00.000-04:002006-07-14T16:43:00.000-04:00I loved this entry -- the bits about Fred's Wife a...I loved this entry -- the bits about Fred's Wife are priceless. I see you also eavesdrop. :) Some people make it impossible not to. <BR/><BR/>I've always been interested in the jury process. I was called for a jury once when my son was a baby and I couldn't go because of the breastfeeding thing -- also I didn't drive and in a city with bad public transportation that made a difference.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12066257241391122732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-1152908897311558192006-07-14T16:28:00.000-04:002006-07-14T16:28:00.000-04:00Thanks for the interesting blog. I think you woul...Thanks for the interesting blog. I think you would've made a great juror.<BR/><BR/>I used to be against the death penalty until the DC snipers threatened my children (and all of the children in the DC area). Then my mama bear instincts kicked in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-1152905124639291812006-07-14T15:25:00.000-04:002006-07-14T15:25:00.000-04:00I am on standby jury duty for Monday. I am hoping...I am on standby jury duty for Monday. I am hoping that I at least get called in, pretty much because a full day of reading and knitting sounds much better than going to work. Also, I'm curious about how court trials work. As long as I sign my check (for $17.50) over to the company, I get my regular pay (way more than $17.50, since I make more than minimum wage).Katyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01697991569215235051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-1152904583627655592006-07-14T15:16:00.000-04:002006-07-14T15:16:00.000-04:00Well, I am kind of the opposite of Sir John up the...Well, I am kind of the opposite of Sir John up there. Don't know whether it has anything to do with living in Texas. Or maybe with the fact that my brother was in prison so I've spent a little time up there and whatnot.<BR/><BR/>Take 'em out, sez I.Badgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08612452005428621885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-1152901617189001762006-07-14T14:26:00.000-04:002006-07-14T14:26:00.000-04:00Yeah, I think living with what you did is worse pu...Yeah, I think living with what you did is worse punishment than dying. (So I guess that means I don't believe in the death penalty?)Sarah Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00251034210962259082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-1152895635615517502006-07-14T12:47:00.000-04:002006-07-14T12:47:00.000-04:00I don't believe in the death penalty, it diminshes...I don't believe in the death penalty, it diminshes us as a society, it steals a bit of our collective soul. <BR/><BR/>Even in the face of having a murdered relative, I still don't believe in it. The guy got life without possibility of parole. That is hell, so he got what he desereved.Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05241997715764189848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-1152894593951385622006-07-14T12:29:00.000-04:002006-07-14T12:29:00.000-04:00Oh my goodness, I used the breast feeding excuse, ...Oh my goodness, I used the breast feeding excuse, too years ago. It worked.<BR/>Thanks for stopping by cityfarmer.<BR/>We'll chat soon, I hope.<BR/>Have a nice weekend.savvycityfarmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01123857662106999560noreply@blogger.com