I continue in my service to The Great State of Ohio and this fine nation on jury duty for another week. I have taken much from my service to date, and thought I would summarize the more notable points here for your edification. Please do not interpret any of my comments as constituting legal advice. [...]
I’m just off two days of voir dire, which is supposed to mean “to speak the truth” and have something to do with the potential jurors disclosing any possible conflicts of interest. In reality, it seemed more like an opportunity for both sides to begin making their case through clever suggestion. For instance, after a [...]
Right about now I’m regretting that I don’t watch the local news (or any news, for that matter). I have no chance of getting dismissed from any jury panel now, since I have no clue who any of these defendants are. Almost makes me regret choosing the Daily Show over local news… or not.
Some observations [...]
Since when did the ‘units’ of scoring in football become runs? Apparently, the NYTimes was too overwhelmed with grief from the Yankees exiting early they lost themselves…
It’s good to have notions confirmed by hard data. A research group at IU has concluded that The Daily Show has as much content as the regular broadcast news. See, Mom? I told you so… Plus it’s a heck of a lot more entertaining.