[nfb-talk] jury dudy

[David Evans]

Dear Dewey,

I think that William is right.
Dependence is learned just the same way as independence is learned.  If you 
have always been put down and told that you can not do things as well as 
other people, then you won't.
He is like the whipped puppy.  When any crisis or situation comes along he 
feels he can't handle he cowers and makes a puddle.
Anything that challenges him and he withdraws and puts on the pity face 
until someone comes along to cut his meat, show him around the bathroom or 
helps him to cross the street.
It will take something terrific to get him to change himself and his life.
Just don't let him drag you down with him.
As for serving on a jury.  A blind person can do it just the same as anyone 
else can.
I have been called several times.  I told the judge and the lawyers just how 
I would handle each piece of evidence and testimony.
I said that I would listen to the evidence, examine the exhibits and think 
about what I heard to the best of my ability.
Paperwork, I said, could be looked at with a CCTV or by scanning it with 
Open Book and read for content.
I told them that I might not see people clearly , but I got impression of 
people by their body language and the inflection in their voice.
They seated me and we found the guy guilty of armed robbery.  They caught 
him red handed with the loot still in his pockets and his face on the video 
tape doing the robbery.  Open and shut.  He hurt a lady when he robbed her 
and she identified him.

If I ever do something wrong, I hope William will be on my jury as I know he 
will let me go, even if I am a axe murderer.  Grin.

David Evans, NFBF



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Wm. Ritchhart" <william.ritchhart at sbcglobal.net>
To: "'NFB Talk Mailing List'" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2008 10:07 PM
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] jury dudy


> Well, I think when I was taking Criminal Justice in college, the
> professor said the jury is to hear the evidence.  I too, however would
> not serve on a jury.  Not because of my vision.  But because of the way
> our system does not work.  And were I forced to serve against my will, I
> would not vote guilty.  No matter the evidence.
>
> As for your friend calling you an NFB Nazi, there is not much point in
> arguing with him.  Your best approach would probably be to teach by
> example and hope he wakes up and makes some changes.  Don't hold your
> breath.  Once people like your friend learn how to be helpless, they
> generally do not unlearn it.
>
>
> William
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> On Behalf Of dewey bradley
> Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2008 8:41 PM
> To: nfb-talk at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [nfb-talk] jury dudy
>
> I wanted to ask everyone a question.
> some people agree, and some disagree with me on this one.
> I have a friend, I wont say his name because I'm not on this list to
> slam anyone.
> but this person.
> twice he has been called for jury dudy, and both times he has call and
> told them that he's blind and therefor can't serve.
> He says that blind people can't serve, because if he was a lawyer he
> would move for a mistrial, because the jury can't see the evidence is.
> When I try to tell him about my friend Joe serving 2 years ago and they
> convicted the guy, and It's still uphelt.
> He just calls me a NFB notsey,what ever that means.
> so what do you guys think about that.
> maybe he calls me that because when I need to cross the street, I just
> do It instead of standing there and waiteing for someone to help me,
> like he does.
> what would you respond to him when he says that?
>
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