Jury Duty - Page 3

dlb · March 23rd, 2007, 05:24 PM

This might give a clue as to why the company has that problem: the assistant manager, Delagarza, was making $6/hour.

LongtimeBravesFan · March 23rd, 2007, 08:23 PM

Obviously these two aren't the brightest lights in the chandelier. They fake a robbery by "accidentally" leaving the security tape out?

I'd have gotten someone (ask Patty's son if he isn't busy) to put on a ski mask and walk in with a fake gun and "rob" me at gunpoint. I hand him all the money and we split it up later. Leaving out the tape was just a huge red flag.

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I gather the region does not suffer a surfeit of persons more obvioulsy qualified than this woman and willing to take the job.

You may be right. Dlb lives nearby.

dlb · March 23rd, 2007, 09:11 PM

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Obviously these two aren't the brightest lights in the chandelier.

That's another point in the defendant's favor. If you're stupid enough to pull this kind of crime, you're stupid enough to leave a money trail after the fact. Bradsher didn't. She lived in a pop-up trailer last summer and then moved in with her mom. There was no evidence that she had come into an extra $17K.

jtur88 · March 24th, 2007, 07:05 AM

Have you ever heard of "Jury Nullification"? Throw the case out, even if she is guilty. We don't need two million people in our prisons.

Nighthawk · March 24th, 2007, 08:16 AM

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Throw the case out, even if she is guilty. We don't need two million people in our prisons.

Why not simply shoot her, even if she is innocent? This would be just as effective at solving your perceived problem.

LongtimeBravesFan · March 24th, 2007, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by jtur88

Have you ever heard of "Jury Nullification"? Throw the case out, even if she is guilty. We don't need two million people in our prisons.

Would you feel that way if you owned the gas station and it was your money she took?

jtur88 · March 24th, 2007, 03:17 PM

=====Would you feel that way if you owned the gas station and it was your money she took?=====

That's why they don't put the victims on the jury. Would you feel the same way if she was your Mom?

jtur88 · March 24th, 2007, 03:22 PM

======Why not simply shoot her, even if she is innocent? This would be just as effective at solving your perceived problem=====

What kind of country do you live in, where one-percent of all adults deserve to be either imprisoned or shot? That's not the country I live in. I've never even been in a country where the people are that bad.

LongtimeBravesFan · March 24th, 2007, 08:27 PM

I wouldn't want my mother to go to prison, but if she broke the law I wouldn't much sympathy for her.

LaxD · March 25th, 2007, 06:26 AM

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Originally Posted by jtur88

======Why not simply shoot her, even if she is innocent? This would be just as effective at solving your perceived problem=====

What kind of country do you live in, where one-percent of all adults deserve to be either imprisoned or shot? That's not the country I live in. I've never even been in a country where the people are that bad.

He was being sarcastic because the person that he was saying that to said a slightly rediculous thing.

Nocahoma · March 26th, 2007, 10:16 PM

Geez, pop-up trailers don't have sewage or showers. I am assuming that she found other accomodations for her teenaged son.

Oh, wait, this was in Elon? That explains a lot.

Besides, she could always catch on at the J&R Outlet Center or that weird-looking Waffle House. I think those are technically in Mebane, but that's splitting
hairs.

jtur88 · March 27th, 2007, 06:40 AM

"""I wouldn't want my mother to go to prison, but if she broke the law I wouldn't much sympathy for her."""
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I bet your mom has broken many laws during her life-time. Do you think she ought to be punished to the full extent of the law for every one of them?

When my mom was about 85, she forgot to renew the plates on her car. I had sympathy for her. If she had been a young black guy in a southern town, she'd have spent at least 30 days in jail for that, so don't say it's "not a serious crime".

jtur88 · March 27th, 2007, 06:45 AM

Do you think it is impossible to live in a place without sewage and showers?

LongtimeBravesFan · March 27th, 2007, 01:40 PM

My mother died 21 years ago. To my knowledge, she never broke any laws other than traffic violations. Of course, she was white so I guess she was able to get away with many things a black person would have fried for.

Forgetting to renew your plates is a bit differant than robbing your employer.

Nocahoma · March 27th, 2007, 02:37 PM

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Do you think it is impossible to live in a place without sewage and showers?

Heck, no. It's called "camping." Still, I'd rather not do it for more than a week. I suppose finding a nearby public restroom or Y could be an outlet for shower facilities, but that would be #2 on my priority list, right after finding food & water.

March 23rd, 2007, 05:24 PM	#31 (permalink)
dlb Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 5,511	This might give a clue as to why the company has that problem: the assistant manager, Delagarza, was making $6/hour.

March 24th, 2007, 07:05 AM	#34 (permalink)
jtur88 Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Texas Posts: 7,857	Have you ever heard of "Jury Nullification"? Throw the case out, even if she is guilty. We don't need two million people in our prisons.

March 24th, 2007, 03:17 PM	#37 (permalink)
jtur88 Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Texas Posts: 7,857	=====Would you feel that way if you owned the gas station and it was your money she took?===== That's why they don't put the victims on the jury. Would you feel the same way if she was your Mom?

March 24th, 2007, 03:22 PM	#38 (permalink)
jtur88 Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Texas Posts: 7,857	======Why not simply shoot her, even if she is innocent? This would be just as effective at solving your perceived problem===== What kind of country do you live in, where one-percent of all adults deserve to be either imprisoned or shot? That's not the country I live in. I've never even been in a country where the people are that bad.

March 24th, 2007, 08:27 PM	#39 (permalink)
LongtimeBravesFan Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 4,660	I wouldn't want my mother to go to prison, but if she broke the law I wouldn't much sympathy for her.

March 26th, 2007, 10:16 PM	#41 (permalink)
Nocahoma Moderator Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,238	Geez, pop-up trailers don't have sewage or showers. I am assuming that she found other accomodations for her teenaged son. Oh, wait, this was in Elon? That explains a lot. Besides, she could always catch on at the J&R Outlet Center or that weird-looking Waffle House. I think those are technically in Mebane, but that's splitting hairs.

March 27th, 2007, 06:40 AM	#42 (permalink)
jtur88 Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Texas Posts: 7,857	"""I wouldn't want my mother to go to prison, but if she broke the law I wouldn't much sympathy for her.""" ---------- I bet your mom has broken many laws during her life-time. Do you think she ought to be punished to the full extent of the law for every one of them? When my mom was about 85, she forgot to renew the plates on her car. I had sympathy for her. If she had been a young black guy in a southern town, she'd have spent at least 30 days in jail for that, so don't say it's "not a serious crime".

March 27th, 2007, 06:45 AM	#43 (permalink)
jtur88 Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Texas Posts: 7,857	Do you think it is impossible to live in a place without sewage and showers?

March 27th, 2007, 01:40 PM	#44 (permalink)
LongtimeBravesFan Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 4,660	My mother died 21 years ago. To my knowledge, she never broke any laws other than traffic violations. Of course, she was white so I guess she was able to get away with many things a black person would have fried for. Forgetting to renew your plates is a bit differant than robbing your employer.