Post by thread:[OT]: Poll: Jury duty attitude PIC AGSC

1 ) Interest in serving on a Jury ( ) No way, I will do anything to get out of jury duty. ( ) Okay, I will do it... but only cuz you make me. ( ) It is my duty as a citizen, but I find it a burden ( ) I look forward to serving on jury ( ) I do everything I can to get on a jury ( cuz I have a hidden agenda ) ** 2 ) View of jury selection ( voir dire ) ( ) The questions asked and the selection process are important ( ) The process is too intrusive ( ) The process is a waste of time ( ) Manipulations by lawyers make the jury a sham. 3 ) View of Jurors ( ) a group of conscientious citizens ( ) people too dumb to get off the jury ( ) People who on average have no intellect and depend on emotions ( ) People looking to please the judge and the legal system ( ) I hope I never meet them in a dark alley 4 ) Philosophy of guilt vs innocence ( ) I call 'em as I see 'em ( ) Since the defendant is on trial, He/She is probably guilty ( ) It is better to convict some innocent people rather than let a guilty one get away ( ) It is better to let some guilty folks off than convict an innocent slob 5 ) The charge and the sentence ( ) I am on a jury to determine if the law was broken. Severity of sentence does not matter. ( ) While on a jury I judge the defendant and the law and the circumstances ( ) I would never send a ( boy, old lady, hot fox, cute guy ) to jail for a long time ( ) Hang them all and let God sort it out. ( ) the law is an ass and most people deserve to get off 6) The legal system ( ) Rich people get off ( ) Works well ( ) Run by experts and too complicated for me to understand ( ) Not harsh enough ( ) Too harsh ( ) Completely screwed up, arbitrary, unfair, revenge seeking, a bunch of Nazis ** FIJA

On 2006-Feb 02, at 7:17 PM, Gus Salavatore Calabrese wrote: 1 ) Interest in serving on a Jury ( ) No way, I will do anything to get out of jury duty. ( ) Okay, I will do it... but only cuz you make me. ( ) It is my duty as a citizen, but I find it a burden ( ) I look forward to serving on jury (*) I do everything I can to get on a jury ( cuz I have a hidden agenda ) ** 2 ) View of jury selection ( voir dire ) ( ) The questions asked and the selection process are important (*) The process is too intrusive (*) The process is a waste of time (*) Manipulations by lawyers make the jury a sham. 3 ) View of Jurors (*) a group of conscientious citizens (*) people too dumb to get off the jury ( ) People who on average have no intellect and depend on emotions (*) People looking to please the judge and the legal system ( ) I hope I never meet them in a dark alley 4 ) Philosophy of guilt vs innocence ( ) I call 'em as I see 'em ( ) Since the defendant is on trial, He/She is probably guilty ( ) It is better to convict some innocent people rather than let a guilty one get away (*) It is better to let some guilty folks off than convict an innocent slob ( it bugs me too ) 5 ) The charge and the sentence ( ) I am on a jury to determine if the law was broken. Severity of sentence does not matter. (*) While on a jury I judge the defendant and the law and the circumstances ( ) I would never send a ( boy, old lady, hot fox, cute guy ) to jail for a long time ( ) Hang them all and let God sort it out. (-) the law is an ass and most people deserve to get off 6) The legal system (*) Rich people get off ( ) Works well (*) Run by experts and too complicated for me to understand ( ) Not harsh enough (*) Too harsh (*) Completely screwed up, arbitrary, unfair, revenge seeking, a bunch of Nazis ** FIJA

Gus Salavatore Calabrese wrote a multiple choice poll... > 1 ) Interest in serving on a Jury Too complex for such a test, if you are after more than statistics to fool somebody :) IMO this, like most important subjects, is not a bunch of "this or that" questions. Most answers are shades of many colors, not only shades of grey. It's about the right balance... Gerhard