Right before the first F2F in Chicago, I was in the jury pool for the trial of a man who was accused of killing a woman he had hooked up with on the Internet and traveled across the country to meet him. Thankfully, he copped a plea before it went to trial, or I would have missed the F2F.
How's it sit? Pretty cunning, don'tchya think?
Jayne ,'The Message'
Natter 66: Get Your Kicks.
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Tom Scola - Sep 06, 2010 7:10:24 pm PDT #22488 of 30001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Burrell - Sep 06, 2010 7:22:10 pm PDT #22489 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Thankfully, he copped a plea before it went to trial, or I would have missed the F2F.
I suppose it would be too much to ask for, but did you get an opportunity to say, "Oh good! Now I'll be able to travel cross country to meet up with people I've only met over the internet!"
Tom Scola - Sep 06, 2010 7:26:17 pm PDT #22490 of 30001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
I suppose it would be too much to ask for, but did you get an opportunity to say, "Oh good! Now I'll be able to travel cross country to meet up with people I've only met over the internet!"
No, but it was really close. They had started voir dire, but they hadn't gotten to me yet. I would have had to explain that I had already booked tickets to go and meet my invisible Internet friends.
Burrell - Sep 06, 2010 7:32:16 pm PDT #22491 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
heh. Just as well I guess, but it would have been fun to see their reactions.
Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 06, 2010 8:26:38 pm PDT #22492 of 30001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I'm sure they would have envisioned a more horrible fate for you than being kept awake by my snoring.
Liese S. - Sep 06, 2010 8:28:39 pm PDT #22493 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Hee. Okay, thanks everybody. I figure it`s likely to be suitably boring. And I`m sure I`ll be fine. And if I get held in contempt of court at some point, there`s always the Buffista bail fund, right?
Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 06, 2010 8:34:51 pm PDT #22494 of 30001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Liese, when I was called for jury duty I got to recuse myself from the first case offered because the defendant's brother was the sponsor of a club I spent tons of my free time with in college. The judge clearly thought I was being overzealous in mentioning the possible bias, but I didn't want any doubts that loyalty was influencing my decision.
The case I actually served on was cut and dried, with victims of unfortunate happenstance looking to make a mechanic pay for their bad fortune. Jury to plaintiff: shit happens, deal with it.
billytea - Sep 06, 2010 8:39:08 pm PDT #22495 of 30001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
The result is just in. Two weeks after the election, the Australian Labor Party has been returned as this country's government. They landed 72 seats on their own, and picked up the support of the only Green member and three of four independents to reach 76 out of 150.
Scrappy - Sep 06, 2010 8:41:18 pm PDT #22496 of 30001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Last time I made it into the jury box, but was excused. It was an employment law (wrongful termination) case and this I am pretty sure is what got me excused:
Lawyer: "Do you think you can understand the language in an Employee Handbook?"
Me; "I better, I wrote ours."
meara - Sep 06, 2010 10:16:41 pm PDT #22497 of 30001
I was on a jury in DC once! It was crazy complicated, and ended up a hung jury. Which I was fine with in one part (we were 9-3 that the guy was innocent) but NSM on the other (11-1 he was guilty)