Alert: Regarding this week
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I got summoned awhile back but each time I called the number to see if I had to report and each time I lucky got a "no need to report message"
I'm out and am apparently not juror worthy.
Might have to go back on Wednesday though.
See you guys at Hilton tonight.
Might have to go back on Wednesday though.
See you guys at Hilton tonight.
CW jury duty = NCAA Tournament for Des Moines. Has there ever been a time you were out and some big news did not happen?
Been selected for jury duty only once for a case of a lady sueing an old lady for for slipping and falling on the ice that was on her sidewalk and hurting herself. It wasn't that the sidewalk wasn't scooped, because it was, but just not good enough with icemelt on it too for it to be completely safe. This was in Story County as I was summoned while I was a college student in Ames. All I remember is that one of the questions the lawyers asked me was what I thought about the term quote, unquote "frivelous lawsuits". My answer was that I thought they were stupid. Needless to say, I got booted in the first round of interviews. Overall, I don't think it takes much to get booted.
I think the CW Vaca Theory has delivered more consistently than the legendary Madden Curse over the years. Time to get a CF kickstarter going for his next vacation. We ship him off someplace warm for March Madness and sit back to enjoy watching Hoiberg and crew cutting down the nets for sure.
At this point i'm beginning to think in terms of good news for ISU any money would be better spent on plane tickets and resort packages for CW than on a direct donation to ISU.
CycloneErik
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When Fred gets us to the Final Four, there is no way CW is there covering it. That can't be allowed.
I had to watch all the way...Nova Scotia...through for the denouement. I was disappointed...Nova Scotia...that the guy didn't...Sydney, Nova Scotia...faint out at the end of that. Apparently...Halifax, Nova Scotia...it is okay to go for a walk...Nova Scotia...without sunscreen and without drinking water if you are recording yourself...Nova Scotia...on a cell phone.
Nova Scotia.
Just to be a counter-point for those that are obviously joking.
I have been called to jury duty twice, served once. In my trial an individual was video taped, identified by the victim and witnessed by an officer beating this man.
I had 3 people in my jury pool that still "weren't sure" he actually did it. It took a long time to convince them, I wonder if they had the misconception that they needed to be 100.00% sure it happened and if they have 0.0001% doubt they have to say innocent.
So, please, if you are a rational, fairly intelligent individual don't purposely get yourself out of jury duty. We need you there, jury trials can be a complete crap shoot with certain individuals.
I have been called to jury duty twice, served once. In my trial an individual was video taped, identified by the victim and witnessed by an officer beating this man.
I had 3 people in my jury pool that still "weren't sure" he actually did it. It took a long time to convince them, I wonder if they had the misconception that they needed to be 100.00% sure it happened and if they have 0.0001% doubt they have to say innocent.
So, please, if you are a rational, fairly intelligent individual don't purposely get yourself out of jury duty. We need you there, jury trials can be a complete crap shoot with certain individuals.
Great post. My eyes were really opened today. I came away with SO MUCH respect for the process. I seriously had no idea what went into everything. When the judge calls it your most important civic duty, that is the truth.
Excellent point. It is a pain in the ***, but remember if you ever have to have a jury trial would you want to have a jury entirely of people who were too stupid to get out of jury duty? It is a pain, but a necessary pain for our democracy to work.
I served once, was passed over for one trial and seated on another. After a couple of hours it ended in a mistrial.
Not subtle enough. I suggest going the Madame Defarge route. Show up with wild disheveled hair, yarn and knitting needles and mutter “Guillotine, guillotine, guillotineâ€.
Somewhat tangential, but the bolded reminded me of when a friend of mine got summoned for jury duty while a student at ISU. He's from Omaha, and got ISU to convince the court to remove him from the pool on the grounds that if he's enough of a resident to serve on a jury (in Ames) he's enough of a resident to pay in-state tuition.
