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07 Apr 2011 10:01

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U.S.: NYC juror’s racist, anti-cop attitude backfires on her

  • cause A woman who apparently really didn’t want to do jury duty told the court that she thought cops were lazy, and also said racist things about blacks and Latinos. Whew.
  • reaction The judge in the death penalty trial of alleged mob boss Vincent “Vinny Gorgeous” Basciano, forced her to come to court every day  indefinitely in retaliation.
  • relent After a day, though, the judge had a change of heart and let her go — but not before forcing her to sit in a room by herself and think about what she did. Timeout! source
  • » Worst questionnaire answer, ever: The woman, reportedly Asian and in her mid-20s, was asked on a questionnaire about the three types of people she least admires. She wrote in her response, “African-Americans, Hispanics and Haitians.” Look, nobody likes jury duty, but you don’t have to be an evil human being in the process of getting out of it.

25 Jan 2011 13:15

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U.S.: Biden gets out of jury duty the honest way

  • This is important… It is an honor to be a part of the system.
  • Vice President Joe Biden • The VP was called for jury duty in his home state of Delaware, and waited in the courthouse Monday before being released with the rest of the prospective jury pool. Unnamed jurors claimed Biden was friendly while waiting, joking about whether they’d mispronounce his name. source

25 Jan 2010 10:56

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U.S.: Will Obama make good on is jury duty summons in Chicago?

  • NO something about being the president, y’know source

09 May 2009 21:31

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U.S.: Justice was totally not served for this guy who skipped jury duty

  • 83 days in jail for skipping jury duty in ’03. WTF, justice system? source