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<blockquote data-quote="JoeUSooner" data-source="post: 4119261" data-attributes="member: 55109"><p>I got in lots of trouble in '78 when I was called (state court, in OKC) for a murder trial.</p><p></p><p>I honestly wasn't trying to just 'shirk' civic duty, and I offered to sit on a civil trial or perform community service as an alternative. But I clearly stated that I was neither wise enough nor smart enough to determine the fate of another human being. The judge scolded me, and reminded me that I would not be alone in the decision-making process. I despairingly mentioned that a camel was a horse that had been put together by a committee. <u>That</u> statement didn't sit very well, but I was still not excused. So when asked if I had any "preconceived notions" about the case, I responded with an ethnic slur about the defendant (and his obvious guilt). I was physically escorted out of the courthouse!</p><p></p><p>I was never called again, and I'm now well-past the state's legal age limit (70). Interestingly, I recently learned from the County Clerk's office that Oklahoma does not allow anyone - not even people who do have the time and interest - to <em>volunteer</em> for jury duty.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JoeUSooner, post: 4119261, member: 55109"] I got in lots of trouble in '78 when I was called (state court, in OKC) for a murder trial. I honestly wasn't trying to just 'shirk' civic duty, and I offered to sit on a civil trial or perform community service as an alternative. But I clearly stated that I was neither wise enough nor smart enough to determine the fate of another human being. The judge scolded me, and reminded me that I would not be alone in the decision-making process. I despairingly mentioned that a camel was a horse that had been put together by a committee. [U]That[/U] statement didn't sit very well, but I was still not excused. So when asked if I had any "preconceived notions" about the case, I responded with an ethnic slur about the defendant (and his obvious guilt). I was physically escorted out of the courthouse! I was never called again, and I'm now well-past the state's legal age limit (70). Interestingly, I recently learned from the County Clerk's office that Oklahoma does not allow anyone - not even people who do have the time and interest - to [I]volunteer[/I] for jury duty. [/QUOTE]
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