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GOSH DARN JURY DUTY! HELP?
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<blockquote data-quote="Commercialfarmer" data-source="post: 1078946" data-attributes="member: 14544"><p>There have been times that if called, it would have been very difficult. But a story when I was much younger sticks with me. </p><p></p><p>My mother was called for jury duty. She didn't consider trying to get out of it, but she said when the judge asked those that felt they couldn't serve please come forward. She said if felt like at least a 1/4 of the people got up to stand in line. A little old man was about 3rd in line. When the judge asked him, why he felt he couldn't serve. With a solemn look on his face, the man told the judge how he's always felt it an honor to be a part of our great system and have wanted to perform his duty his entire life. He's served his country and community in other means, and he actually always wanted to sit on a jury, but had never been called. Now that he was finally called, it is not possible for him to do the job that will be asked of him. That he was 85 years old now, and he can't hear and he can't see. He was very sad that he must ask to not be placed on a jury, but felt that it wouldn't be right. </p><p></p><p>She said that by the time he finished talking, all but 2 people had sat back down and they didn't look comfortable standing there.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Commercialfarmer, post: 1078946, member: 14544"] There have been times that if called, it would have been very difficult. But a story when I was much younger sticks with me. My mother was called for jury duty. She didn't consider trying to get out of it, but she said when the judge asked those that felt they couldn't serve please come forward. She said if felt like at least a 1/4 of the people got up to stand in line. A little old man was about 3rd in line. When the judge asked him, why he felt he couldn't serve. With a solemn look on his face, the man told the judge how he's always felt it an honor to be a part of our great system and have wanted to perform his duty his entire life. He's served his country and community in other means, and he actually always wanted to sit on a jury, but had never been called. Now that he was finally called, it is not possible for him to do the job that will be asked of him. That he was 85 years old now, and he can't hear and he can't see. He was very sad that he must ask to not be placed on a jury, but felt that it wouldn't be right. She said that by the time he finished talking, all but 2 people had sat back down and they didn't look comfortable standing there. [/QUOTE]
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