[Jobs] OT: Jury duty

Fri May 11 06:32:23 CDT 2007

Yes, sir, Mr. Web Policeman.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "J. Michael Jones" <blindmike at charter.net>
To: "Jobs for the Blind" <jobs at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 9:54 PM
Subject: Re: [Jobs] OT: Jury duty

> Following established protocols is also a part of taking responicibility,
> and if one does not follow protocols they will soon find themselves out of 
> a
> job.
> The lady who introduced this topic was very gracious when I acknowledged
> her, I hope the same for you.
> .
> You know very well the protocol for this list and I would appreciate it
> being followed
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Fred Olver" <goodfolks at charter.net>
> To: "Jobs for the Blind" <jobs at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 9:32 PM
> Subject: Re: [Jobs] OT: Jury duty
>
>
>> So what if it is, it's about taking on responsibility, and unless one
>> learns to do that then they will never be able to get a job, learning to
>> overcome barriers is the first step to employment.
>>
>> Fred Olver
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "J. Michael Jones" <blindmike at charter.net>
>> To: "Jobs for the Blind" <jobs at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 9:09 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Jobs] OT: Jury duty
>>
>>
>>> 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
>>>> President
>>>> Blind Ambitions Groups
>>>> 1222 Commerce Street
>>>> Suite 406
>>>> Dallas, TX 75202
>>>> Toll-free: (888) 760-9252
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>>>>
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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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