In the UK jury duty isn't frowned upon (at least in my murky neck of the woods), my other half has done it and a few others I know have too...
Jehovah's Witness juror - The actions of this juror are a complete disgrace, said Prince Georges County States Attorney Angela Alsobrooks.
by Sol Reform 51 Replies latest social current
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Comatose
I can guarantee you that she got pressure from "the friends" and after all that time and money she quit from the pressure. Jeez... Pathetic.
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sd-7
You have got to be kidding me. I remember hearing about this story on the news. I might even have known this person, the JW, I mean. I had four days of jury duty myself in PG County, but they said I was an alternate juror and dismissed me.
But it's sad because from the way they handle things prior to the trial, there is literally no reason at all for a JW to be in this position. They give you every opportunity to get out of a case on the basis of some specific circumstance like religion. I think the persecution complex in itself generates an unhealthy amount of fear about an already nerve-wracking situation, so I do understand why a JW might not stand up, but standing up BEFORE the trial could have prevented this person from being in trouble with the court AFTER the trial. A man's life wasn't worth that to this woman? Someone else could have stepped in and helped to see justice done. Shameful. And a needless burden on the courts.
Hmm. But this is interesting. I suppose they'll never reveal the person's name, though...ah, well.
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rebel8
during jury selection, every juror was asked whether they would be unable to serve because of their religion
Why?
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problemaddict
What a mess. JW's are fine with jury duty. This person is just off the reservation. Who can blame them with so many mixed signals.
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Finally-Free
judging others was a violation of her religion as a Jehovah's Witness
Jehovah's Witnesses were pretty quick to adversely judge me for going to school one night a week. I lost all my "privileges".
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rebel8
HMMM...I didn't know they are fine with jury duty! Must be a new thing.
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Nickolas
From the foregoing commentary it's pretty much obvious that this person is a dipstick who also happens to be a Jehovah's Witness. No surprise. There are JWs who are dipsticks. There are also Jehovah's Witnesses who are assholes, and those who are ___________s. The question is, are there proportionally more JWs who are dipsticks, assholes and ______________s than in the general population? Dunno, but I don't think so.
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wasblind
Nice to see you Nickolas. Happy New Year !!!!!
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Nickolas
Thank you, wasblind. Do you realise you did exactly the same thing one of the last times I was in here, 9 months ago? Except for the Happy New Year part. You too. I'm just passing through. At some point I might want to spend more time in this place but not yet. Nice to see you too. :o)