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Title: hurting primitive trying to get out of jury duty
Post by: franksolich on December 16, 2008, 03:44:56 PM
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x4663192

Oh my.

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Truth Hurts A Lot  (1000+ posts)        Tue Dec-16-08 04:04 PM
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I have jury duty tomorrow. Someone from the court system just visited my website

Is that a coincidence? Unless the case involves a McCain supporter I doubt that that alone will get me excused.

Is there a way for me to get out of jury duty? My sister is graduating Friday, out of state, and I plan on attending!

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islandmkl  (1000+ posts)      Tue Dec-16-08 04:22 PM
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15. the last time i was called for jury duty, the prosecutor was asking questions of prospective jurors on a matter of a young man breaking into a woman's house and stealing some things, etc....

i had no problem doing the duty, but then the prosecutor asked, "Does anyone feel it would be a miscarriage of justice if a guilty person went free of a crime they committed?"

I...and i was the only one...raised my hand and said, "It would be a miscarriage of justice if an innocent person was convicted of a crime they did not commit."

I was the first person excused....

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Goblinmonger  (1000+ posts)        Tue Dec-16-08 04:24 PM
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16. I worked as an investigator for a law firm for a few years. When we got the jury list, I would research each person to find out more about them. You want to know the best to choose. I would imagine that the potential governmental attorney (more likely their staff) want to know the same thing. No big tin-foil thing.

I would love to get on jury duty, but no such luck thus far. Though my wife being an attorney in town will probably get me kicked off most juries.

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elleng  (1000+ posts)       Tue Dec-16-08 04:30 PM
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18. I AM an attorney, and was actually selected to serve! GREAT experience!

Yeah, yeah, we know.

Remember, DUmmies lie.  All the time, DUmmies lie.

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ThomWV  (1000+ posts)      Tue Dec-16-08 04:31 PM
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19. How do you know who visited your website?

Good question, from the mountain man primitive, above.

But alas it never gets answered.
Title: Re: hurting primitive trying to get out of jury duty
Post by: Ralph Wiggum on December 16, 2008, 04:06:41 PM
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ThomWV  (1000+ posts)      Tue Dec-16-08 04:31 PM
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19. How do you know who visited your website?

Excellent question, and how would one find out what the real name of Truth Hurts A Lot is?  Maybe he's been running a website with Symbolman?
Title: Re: hurting primitive trying to get out of jury duty
Post by: Carl on December 16, 2008, 04:38:18 PM
There is no secrecy on the Internet.

I am not at all knowledgeable about it but from what I have been told regarding my employers website there is much info available to someone.
Another forum I was on that was private had a website owner backtrack the clicks from a picture that was linked to.

Be aware.
Title: Re: hurting primitive trying to get out of jury duty
Post by: ScubaGuy on December 16, 2008, 04:49:04 PM
There is no secrecy on the Internet.

I am not at all knowledgeable about it but from what I have been told regarding my employers website there is much info available to someone.
Another forum I was on that was private had a website owner backtrack the clicks from a picture that was linked to.

Be aware.

A hit to any website will at a minimum include your IP address. 
From that you can easily extract your company or ISP and often times a close hit to your physical location.  Of course you can use any one of a number of anonymous proxies to hide where you're at and who you are.

In my case I'm on a satellite connection so my IP typically tracks back to northern VA or Denver. :naughty:
Title: Re: hurting primitive trying to get out of jury duty
Post by: jukin on December 16, 2008, 05:07:46 PM
I'm shocked, SHOCKED I tell you to hear that a DUmbass is trying to get out of :

A) Of the parent's basement.
B) It's civic duty.
C) Being a productive citizen.
Title: Re: hurting primitive trying to get out of jury duty
Post by: thundley4 on December 16, 2008, 06:00:14 PM
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islandmkl  (1000+ posts)      Tue Dec-16-08 04:22 PM
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15. the last time i was called for jury duty, the prosecutor was asking questions of prospective jurors on a matter of a young man breaking into a woman's house and stealing some things, etc....

i had no problem doing the duty, but then the prosecutor asked, "Does anyone feel it would be a miscarriage of justice if a guilty person went free of a crime they committed?"

I...and i was the only one...raised my hand and said, "It would be a miscarriage of justice if an innocent person was convicted of a crime they did not commit."

I was the first person excused....

Hey DUmmie, they excused you because you were too stupid to answer the question asked and turned it around 180 degrees.   They knew you were a loony lib.