[Jobs] OT: Jury duty

Thu May 10 21:09:17 CDT 2007

How many ways does one have to say that this is off topic?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark of Blind Ambitions Groups " 
<mark.marvel at blindambitionsgroups.org>
To: "'Jobs for the Blind'" <jobs at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 9:02 PM
Subject: Re: [Jobs] OT: Jury duty

> Yes they do. Then you go in and they have you sitting in a room awaiting 
> the
> next phase which is the jury selection in the court room. The attorneys 
> from
> both sides ask you a lot of questions and talk about the case at hand. 
> Then
> they will randomly ask you some questions about your opinion. If you lean
> towards a strong side then you probably will be eliminated from the trial
> and are free to go. Others who are not so one sided or neutral could 
> remain
> on the jury pool. In Texas, I was chosen and when I called them and asked 
> if
> I could serve on the jury even though I was blind, the clerk said, just 
> send
> in the paper work and say you have a disability. She never answered the
> question about whether I could serve or not. She just kept saying please
> send in your paperwork with the proper information. I never sent it in
> hoping I would get called again but I have never been served again. I say 
> go
> for it and enjoy the process. I think it would be a great learning
> experience. Remember that Justice is Blind.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Mark Marvel
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> Blind Ambitions Groups
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: jobs-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:jobs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf 
> Of
> Albert Yoo
> Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 8:52 PM
> To: jobs at nfbnet.org
> Subject: Re: [Jobs] OT: Jury duty
>
>
> Does a person gets chosen randomly for jury duty? Albert How does jury 
> duty
> work? Albert
>
>>From: "Sharon Sutlic" <slsutlic at comcast.net>
>>Reply-To: Jobs for the Blind <jobs at nfbnet.org>
>>To: "Jobs for the Blind" <jobs at nfbnet.org>
>>Subject: Re: [Jobs] OT: Jury duty
>>Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 20:31:49 -0400
>>
>>Hi Liz, Several blind and visually impaired persons you may know have
>>served on jury duty and felt it was a meaningful and worthwhile
>>experience.
>>Everyone I know who has served asked ahead of time for accomodation and
>>received all the help they needed.  I'll  write privately to send their
>>names.  You may wish to contact them for their first hand experience.
>>Sharon Sutlic
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Liz Bottner" <lizb at udel.edu>
>>To: "'Jobs for the Blind'" <jobs at nfbnet.org>
>>Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 8:14 PM
>>Subject: [Jobs] OT: Jury duty
>>
>>
>> > Hi all:
>> >
>> > This might be a strange question and perhaps off topic, but I'm
>>wondering
>> > if
>> > any of you who on this list have had to serve jury duty.  I have
>> > been picked to serve come June, and I'm not exactly sure how to go
>> > about doing it.
>>I
>> > was originally asked to serve in April, but I had school during the
>>time,
>> > and so was able to get out of it as I would have been missing class.
>>I'm
>> > not trying to get out of it, (I would love to serve if it's
>> > possible),
>>I'm
>> > just concerned about transportation to and from, the fact that I've
>>never
>> > been in the courthouse before, and the fact that I really wouldn't
>> > feel comfortable being thrown in there like that not knowing
>> > anything beforehand.
>> > I could take Paratransit, but I'm not guaranteed I could get there
>> > at 8:30, when it says to be there, unless I scheduled my pickup time
>> > for 6:30 or
>>so
>> > because Paratransit is just so unreliable.  Also, what would happen
>> > if
>>I'm
>> > late?  I'm guessing they'd just send me straight home, but I would
>> > be stuck at the courthouse anyway since I wouldn't be able to
>> > guarantee when I would get there and Paratransit couldn't just take
>> > me back home again.  Not to mention that would be a total waste of
>> > money.  I also wouldn't be able
>>to
>> > give Paratransit a time to pick me up, because I wouldn't know when
>> > they would dismiss me, (I might have to stay the whole time, and I'm
>> > not sure when that would end, but there would also be the chance
>> > that they
>>wouldn't
>> > want me to serve on the jury panel once I get there, and I obviously
>> > wouldn't know that *until* I got there).  In that, I could
>> > theoretically be stuck at the courthouse for who knows how long.  I
>> > don't want to depend
>>on
>> > someone to give me a ride there, because that just isn't feasible.
>> > I guess I could take a cab, but that's another expense that sighted
>> > people don't usually have to make.
>> >
>> > I did write a letter explaining all of this and the fact that I
>> > would
>>need
>> > accommodations, (which I am attaching), and I received a letter back
>> > telling me that I needed to call a number to request "assistance or
>> > other auxiliary services" I think it was--I myself didn't read the
>> > letter--and so basically I get to explain everything all over again.
>> > Yay!  I'm just so entirely thrilled! Ok, enough with the sarcasm.  I
>> > just didn't know if any of you on list had been in a similar
>> > situation before and, if so, what you did
>>about
>> > resolving it.  I really wouldn't mind serving, but if it's going to
>>cause
>> > more stress and headache than anything else, what then?  I'm sorry
>> > for
>>my
>> > perhaps off topic post, and thanks for letting me slightly vent.  It
>>just
>> > frustrates me when I explain myself what I thought was thoroughly
>> > the first time and have to turn around and do it again.  I don't
>> > mind educating,
>>but
>> > reeducating is what frustrates me in some situations.
>> >
>> > Thanks, take care, and feel free to write me privately so as not to
>> > clutter the list.
>> >
>> > Liz
>> >
>> > Email: lizb at udel.edu Visit my Live Journal:
>> > http://unsilenceddream.livejournal.com
>> >
>> >
>>
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