Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Joy in the inane
I get a weird sense of joy in participating in the U. S. systems. I received something in the mail yesterday indicating that I am going to be a part of a random sampling for the U. S. Census. I am inordinately excited for this. It is sad I know. I've also always wanted jury duty, not just where I spend the day in the little room waiting to be called, but to actually serve on a jury. Only I want to not be the one who holds out (which I can tell I totally would be) nor would I want the responsibility of acquitting someone so I would prefer it if they would come to an agreement before I have to deliberate. :) If someone could arrange THAT for me that'd be great. :)
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I hate jury duty. The last time I had to go there was no a/c and it was hotter than hell in the room I was in. So the next time I get called you can go for me, okay?
I do love the whole census stuff and I always try to vote though.
I would love to be doing the sampling thing for the U.S. Census. I'm envious!
As for jury duty, I've been on two robbery trials, a rape trial, and a murder trial.
And you're right, being the hold-out in the jury room is torture. Last time I left the jury room in tears, so upset that the jury was letting the defendant in a rape trial go free because several jurors had to go pick up their children from babysitters/daycare by 5, another had theater tickets and didn't want to lose the money invested, and two others just didn't want the deliberation phase to go on over the weekend.
It was so ridiculous and was so obvious the guy was guilty, but the jury let him walk for their own personal reasons. Ugh.
It's definitely exciting to serve on a jury. It's definitely exciting to be the one opposed and "holding it all up."
Very exciting. So exciting that they made me cry. Those fucking bastards! Yet, I didn't change my position.
It's a big deal to be in control of someone else's fate, not one that I enjoyed not even a little bit.
I learned a lot, and I'm always up for learning.
Thanks goodness most of the people on the jury with me were ethical smarties. There were two holdouts for a couple days, but we eventually turned them with logic.
Piglet,
I'm sorry they made you cry. That is my fear about it. I think it would be very interesting to seee the whole process and to be a part of the whole thing in action, but I know the type of person I am and without meaning to I'd end up being a hold out. In reality I'm too much of a waffler and I could see both sides too easily. In Peeved Michelle's case, we talked about the case later and although cognitively I know they did what they believed to be the right thing based on the law, I don't know that I could actually do that. That's why I would want to have some sort of last minute deal wangled before jury had to go to deliberations. That way I could get the best of the whole experience. I could see it all unfold and do that but I wouldn't have to pass judgement on someone. :)
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