tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post9218101385155978832..comments2024-03-28T08:06:43.198-04:00Comments on The Silicon Graybeard: DC Politics vs RealitySiGraybeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-64346489630452314422018-10-07T10:11:02.600-04:002018-10-07T10:11:02.600-04:00That may depend on where you are or exactly what t...That may depend on where you are or exactly what the crime was. They didn't want anyone who knew the defendant personally which seems pretty reasonable to me, but your (or someone in your family) having been charged with a crime was not an automatic disqual. SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-64927499591437363332018-10-07T03:10:03.341-04:002018-10-07T03:10:03.341-04:00My observation is that the jury system is screwed ...My observation is that the jury system is screwed up. If you have any knowledge of what the subject of the case is, they will not accept you as a juror. If you have any crimes against you or relatives, not accepted. No wonder it takes so many warm bodies to eventually seat a jury, they don't want anyone with any connection with real life. Damn frustrating.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722792638246578812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-18981848761031379492018-10-04T19:47:32.431-04:002018-10-04T19:47:32.431-04:00Of course they harp and wax eloquent on the glory ...Of course they harp and wax eloquent on the glory and importance of our "jury" system. They have to maintain the fiction....they like to talk about <br />the US having a "justice system" when what we have is a legal system. One TOTALLY under control of those in power. One where LESS THAN 1% of all criminal cases are herd by a jury....just enough to maintain the fiction. And with "voire dire" and peremptive strikes the rare jury that does get seated is molded and created to be the willing accomplices of the state. The rest are just a rubber stamp for the state. On rare occasions juries do what they were intended to. (Think the Bundy Brother trial in Oregon). Notable for how rare they are.Dannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-39497136012926915302018-10-04T19:01:41.198-04:002018-10-04T19:01:41.198-04:00SiG - I sent a reply about ten minutes ago, and go...SiG - I sent a reply about ten minutes ago, and got a mail not delivered/blocked message back. Usually you still get my comments and such anyway, but I'm sending this in case you don't get this one. (No 'arm, no fowl)Reg Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14099612693763932005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-19130593827852314132018-10-04T11:53:52.128-04:002018-10-04T11:53:52.128-04:00My experiences as a juror in LA County Superior Co...My experiences as a juror in LA County Superior Court have also been favorable, with regard to the court's emphasis on following law and procedure, the presumption of innoncence, etc.<br /><br />Our schools, media, and politicians have completely screwed-up our constitutional republic.billrlanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-48594799908956063962018-10-04T08:27:51.016-04:002018-10-04T08:27:51.016-04:00So you didn't get the lecture about how the Co...So you didn't get the lecture about how the Constitution is a "living document" from one of the great judges on the court? Did you get a chance to ask them why they chose to take no action against Judge Murphy, even with the video evidence???Mark Matisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-64208121933992989892018-10-04T08:03:32.705-04:002018-10-04T08:03:32.705-04:00I thought that was a Cockney accent.
Reg, drop ...I thought that was a Cockney accent. <br /><br />Reg, drop me an email at the " sigraybeard at gmail " address when you get a minute. <br />SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-12394331717450092212018-10-04T02:53:02.376-04:002018-10-04T02:53:02.376-04:00That should have read "the greater the _harm_...That should have read "the greater the _harm_ done."Reg Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14099612693763932005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-57533399316463405122018-10-04T02:52:09.818-04:002018-10-04T02:52:09.818-04:00SiG, if you are interested in part of the history ...SiG, if you are interested in part of the history of jury duty, check out FIJA.org. I believe it all started with Peter Zenger back in 1735, when he was charged with libel when he published a true account of the misbehavior of the corrupt governor. Back then, it was illegal to do so even if it was true, under the "concept" that the greater the truth, the greater the arm done. Jury nullification saved him from a long term in prison.Reg Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14099612693763932005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-30527867508852485652018-10-04T02:45:12.343-04:002018-10-04T02:45:12.343-04:00That's the way it was originally set up to be....That's the way it was originally set up to be. Didn't last for long, though. I don't know when Congress was allowed to get away with voting themselves a life-long salary after serving even just one term, but it is obscene that they get away with that. Among a host of other dishonest and immoral things (like being free from prosecution for using insider information to become wealthy.<br /><br />Harry S. Truman: "No man [or woman, like Hillary] can get rich in politics unless he is a crook. It cannot be done."Reg Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14099612693763932005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-62152423066583990922018-10-03T23:00:03.373-04:002018-10-03T23:00:03.373-04:00Who was found of saying "ALL Politics Is Loca...Who was found of saying "ALL Politics Is Local"?<br /><br />Even back in SoCal they stressed the same thing on your first day of reporting. I never objected to serving on jury duty even though most of the time I served it was in the "world famous" Compton courthouse.<br /><br />And then after our term of service was over we all went back to our lives.<br /><br />Gee....wouldn't it be nice if politicians did the same thing?drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.com