I WANT to do my Civic Duty!!!
http://www.willosweb.com/blog/jury-duty.htm
Sooooooo … this time around I’ve been asking people their advice for making it on to a jury. Basically I’ve asked if they had ever served on a jury and how they responded to questions during the selection process. There’s nothing wrong with a little research before hand – is there?? I mean … it’s not unethical to try and force your way on to a jury – is it? Nooooo …. I don’t know anything about the case. I just want to serve jury duty all the way till the end of a case. Nothing wrong with that. Right? Making it onto a jury this time around is perfect timing too. While my son will need to find a ride home Thursday afternoon, the kids are off school on Friday – and I’ll be able to return for the actual trial with no worries.
Here’s what I found out …. even mentioning the fact I used to work in Media … or even that I write a blog for the Orlando Sentinel as a volunteer … will get me kicked off the jury panel so fast I won’t know what hit me. In fact, the less information I give the lawyers about myself, the better. If I don’t give them a reason to disqualify me from jury duty – they can’t. It’s a brilliant strategy I say. But how does one respond to a question without actually giving an answer? I’m looking towards our Politicians for tips on this one!! You basically steer the question back to the exact same non-committal answer that you gave before. For example the same question I had before, “How do you feel about serving jury duty?†My response this time should be something like “Serving on a jury is the duty of every citizen.†See … I turned their question around and made a non-answer! Thank you very much Presidential Candidates for giving me sooooooo many examples to learn from.
