▲ 719 ▼ ‘It smelled of onions and mustard,’ Border Patrol officer hit by sandwich in DC testifies (www.cnn.com) submitted 10 months ago by CubitOom@infosec.pub to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world 111 comments fedilink hide all child comments “He did it. He threw the sandwich.” That’s how the defense counsel for Sean Dunn, the man who threw a sub-style sandwich at a Border Patrol officer in Washington, DC, this summer began the federal trial against him Tuesday morning.
[–] FartMaster69@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 10 months ago (2 children) But you can’t opt out, you legally must serve. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 8 points 10 months ago I was called up for jury service a few years ago. I was actually really excited to get someone off, but I wasn't even put into a pool. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago (2 children) True, but there are ways to get out pretty easily. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago My personal favorite is "the defendant didn't show up". It's worked for me twice now. permalink fedilink source parent [–] RaoulDuke85@fedia.io 4 points 10 months ago (1 child) Just say you hate cops, which is probably true anyway. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bookmeat@lemmynsfw.com 4 points 10 months ago In some areas you can just say you don't want to do it and that you don't think you could be fair and they'll just pass on you. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 8 points 10 months ago I was called up for jury service a few years ago. I was actually really excited to get someone off, but I wasn't even put into a pool. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago (2 children) True, but there are ways to get out pretty easily. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago My personal favorite is "the defendant didn't show up". It's worked for me twice now. permalink fedilink source parent [–] RaoulDuke85@fedia.io 4 points 10 months ago (1 child) Just say you hate cops, which is probably true anyway. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bookmeat@lemmynsfw.com 4 points 10 months ago In some areas you can just say you don't want to do it and that you don't think you could be fair and they'll just pass on you. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago My personal favorite is "the defendant didn't show up". It's worked for me twice now. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RaoulDuke85@fedia.io 4 points 10 months ago (1 child) Just say you hate cops, which is probably true anyway. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bookmeat@lemmynsfw.com 4 points 10 months ago In some areas you can just say you don't want to do it and that you don't think you could be fair and they'll just pass on you. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bookmeat@lemmynsfw.com 4 points 10 months ago In some areas you can just say you don't want to do it and that you don't think you could be fair and they'll just pass on you. permalink fedilink source parent