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I would say the same if the case related to homosexuality in any way that I couldn't give a fully impartial answer. For example if the person being tried was gay him/herself, I would probably have a hard time being totally unbiased. The same would probably be true if the person was Deaf. I'm not even deaf anymore but I know what it's like and I'm still involved in the Deaf community, so I probably wouldn't be objective.
It's not about getting out of jury duty but being willing to admit your own biases and not wanting that to affect someone else's life drastically. If the case was totally unrelated to homosexuality or deafness (or some other issue that hits close to home for me), though, as I imagine it would be in most cases, I would happily serve, because I could be objective and therefore fair to the person being tried.
If there is an option to request a different case I would do that.
I have been called 4 times and served twice (both were guilty). It is your duty as an American to serve.
It certainly is. The only exception would be if, you really are biased in a way that would affect a verdict (but that will usually be found out prior to the actual seating of the jury) of if your company docks your pay for serving, again this is rare.
He CAN get married. It's just that society expects it to be with a WOMAN!
And this society is wrong.
How would you feel (I assume you're a het) if you wanted to marry the woman you love but society told you that you could only marry another man?
served in 3 different states, once in Missouri, once in Wisconsin and twice in Minnesota.
I was not the only person to vote not guilty, but I did vote my belief that the law was wrong.
when you believe that the law is wrong, then nullification is the way to go.
I shall never convict anyone of personal drug use, anything that violates state, local or federal firearms laws, and will never vote in favor of the state/feds concerning private property.
Even though I disagree with your beliefs, I actually really admire your conviction in hanging the jury.
I would absolutely do something similar if I disagreed with a law, the thing is I would try to avoid jury duty because I couldn't afford to miss work.
But what you did is definitely cool IMO.
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