The world has gone crazy. I was pulled into the jury pool, and actually had to go swim in the jury pool for three days. I even went to a court to sit for a few minutes of the voir dire. How many people think a defense atty would let me get selected for a jury?

>>>>>>Looks like this week is shot all to he$$.
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>>>>>>It's a civil suit. I won't be able to ask for the death penalty or burn a terrorist or anything fun.
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>>>>>>I tried to get out of it.. They asked me if I had heard anything about the case and I said I only hear what the voices tell me, but somehow they thought that made me a good juror..
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>>>>>>snif..
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>>>>>You being the exception that prooves the rule.................
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>>>>>It's a sad state of affairs that important matters are decided by people who are not smart enough to get out of jury duty.
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>>>>I take it you don't view it as a duty of all able citizens?
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>>>I'm pretty sure it was a joke.
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>>I thought it was partially a joke.
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>I don't know who first said it, but it's a very old joke.