Jury duty. I might be the only person in the world who wants to serve on a jury so it rustles me everytime I'm called and don't get seated. But today was worse because one of the ladies selected straight up said she was ready to convict the guy before the trial even started. Two others who were selected said during questioning that they wouldn't convict or would have trouble convicting with the facts as they were laying them out.
It's fucking bullshit. I could have been an actual impartial juror.
The case was a dui but the guy was on prescription meds, so no bal test. I assume there was going to be a field sobriety test. One of the people picked said with no scientific test they couldn't convict. Another said as long as they were his meds they wouldn't convict. With all 3 the judge and prosecutor spent time holding their hands extracting the "right" answer from them (that they can be impartial). Like fuck them. They need to figure out a way to prioritize people who actually want to serve instead of trying to shoehorn in people who have either already made up their minds or just didn't want to be there.
It's fucking bullshit. I could have been an actual impartial juror.
The case was a dui but the guy was on prescription meds, so no bal test. I assume there was going to be a field sobriety test. One of the people picked said with no scientific test they couldn't convict. Another said as long as they were his meds they wouldn't convict. With all 3 the judge and prosecutor spent time holding their hands extracting the "right" answer from them (that they can be impartial). Like fuck them. They need to figure out a way to prioritize people who actually want to serve instead of trying to shoehorn in people who have either already made up their minds or just didn't want to be there.
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