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In Reply to: RE: Closing Arguments of the Chauvin Trial now ............... posted by pictureguy on April 19, 2021 at 15:12:15
In the days before smart phones, attorneys looked for people ready Soap Opera Digest or The National Enquirer. If you went into jury selection with the WSJ or NYT, you got rejected.
The problem is not that there is evil in the world, the problem is that there is good. Because otherwise, who would care?
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If and when called for jury duty, I'll have a copy of Le Figaro.
"Horse sense is the thing a horse has which keeps it from betting on people. "
― W.C. Fields
I'll be certain to keep a copy of 'The Economist' for just such a purpose!
Too much is never enough
For one thing, I'm not sure I'd want to put my fate in the hands of my fellow Americans. I was called for Federal court. We all reported to the court house at the appropriate time and place. Guy from the court came out, told us about our solemn duty, etc., explained the process, then asked for questions.
The only thing anybody cared about was who was going to reimburse them for parking.
At any rate, my group went up to the courtroom for the initial selection. It was a tax evasion case. The judge introduced the government attorneys who looked like the weren't even old enough to vote.
Then the defendant stood up, and I knew the guy. Knew the whole story, knew exactly how I was going to vote. Needless to say, I got rejected, but only because I was honest with the judge and the attorneys when I was interviewed. I could have lied just to get on that jury.
The problem is not that there is evil in the world, the problem is that there is good. Because otherwise, who would care?
Wonder what will happen if you carry Stereophile.
Bill
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