Jury Duty

05/26/2008 4:55 pm
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I have been called to perform my civic duty of serving on jury duty. I am to report starting Tuesday, May 27, and I guess for a week or two following. I will probably be updating this blog with my experiences as I go through the process.

One thought that keeps going through my mind is the desire to recreate Henry Fonda's role in the movie 12 Angry Men. I mean, why not see how long we can make this thing last, right? The best thing though is that I get to miss work WITH pay for this, so I have lots of motivation to draw this out as long as it can go. Anyway, tune in for updates after my session tomorrow evening.
face.bmpCarlos44ec - Tag This
05/26/2008 @ 07:15:31 PM
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just a note- don't bring a switchblade to jury duty. Or anywhere near the courthouse.
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jeremy.jpgJeremy - 9506 Posts
05/26/2008 @ 10:56:04 PM
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just a note - he's joking about arbitrarily drawing it out, Mr. Big Brother.
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face.bmpCarlos44ec - 2079 Posts
05/27/2008 @ 07:20:10 AM
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What happened to you Jeremy, why so serious all of a sudden?
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jeremy.jpgJeremy - I believe virtually everything I read.
05/27/2008 @ 10:02:16 AM
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I didn't realize that was being serious.
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scott.jpgScott - Resident Tech Support
05/27/2008 @ 06:44:42 PM
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Carlos44ec Wrote - 05/26/2008 @ 07:15:31 PM
just a note- don't bring a switchblade to jury duty. Or anywhere near the courthouse.
Jeremy Wrote - 05/26/2008 @ 10:56:04 PM
just a note - he's joking about arbitrarily drawing it out, Mr. Big Brother.


In the movie 12 angry men, Fonda's character buys a switch blade to demonstrate how the killer could have easily bought a switch blade from any pawn shop in town. (just in case Jeremy hasn't seen the movie and didn't get the reference). He then pulled it out in the jury deliberation room and stuck it in the table.
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face.bmpCarlos44ec - You had me at "Hello"
05/27/2008 @ 07:32:21 PM
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I figured, but didn't want to say so.
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fry6beeu9.jpgJeremy - 9506 Posts
05/27/2008 @ 11:09:24 PM
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I've seen the movie, or at least on of the remakes. I was just joking about the fact that some lawyer/judge/government-official is going to see your post after the trial of the century you're going to be involved with draws out, think you're staying true to your word, and toss you in the big house.
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Jeremy edited this at 05/27/2008 11:09:42 pm
scott.jpgScott - Resident Tech Support
05/28/2008 @ 07:26:33 AM
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There was a remake?
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thumbnailCAW1I0O3.gifMatt - 3905 Posts
05/28/2008 @ 08:08:47 AM
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There was a 1997 remake for Showtime, with Jack Lemmon in the Henry Fonda role. I've seen both versions, but it's been a while for both so I can't comment on how they compare.

More info:
IMDb - 12 Angry Men (1997)
Wikipedia - 12 Angry Men (1997)
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