<p>what if she and the defendant are of the same race? might be hard proclaiming yourself a racist...</p>
<p>very good point masta. :)</p>
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This tactic does not always work, however, as attorneys have a limited amount of chances in which they can reject a juror. If Nikki is last to be "deposed," and both sides have utilized all their chances, she will be forced to participate, unless there are other mitigating circumstances.
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<p>As far as I know they don't tell you the "race" of the defendent before you show up for jury duty. I guarentee, if you go into the courthouse on the day that they are selecting jurors and proclaim yourself to be a bigot then you WILL be getting rejected. </p>
<p>Or you could just not show up at all. I've known folks who didn't show up and all they had to do was come in and give the judge some lame excuse and he cut em' free...</p>
<p>i was under the impression that the chances were for jurors they wished to exclude without cause (peremptory challenges) so if the juror is biased he/she can be removed... but its been a while since i took con law...</p>
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<p>You probally know more than I...</p>
<p>But think about it, why on earth would they select a racist jury? What possible benefit could that pose? If the defendent was convicted and news of these openly racists jurors ever leaked out...there would be some smoke in the city</p>
<p>Eh, it's not that serious anyway. I was mostly kidding about getting out. I spoke to my lawyer friend who always advises me hehe. he said to show them my hotel confirmation in the beginning when they ask if anyone has any reasons why they don't feel as though they can serve, and they may excuse me then. If they do, then they do. If they don't, and I get selected then my family has fun on vacation and I read my decision letter when it comes this week rather than when I get home next weekend. :)</p>
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<p>That is correct, which is why I appended an additional qualifer:</p>
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<p>That is laughable; since when does an undergraduate course in constitutional law entitle one to render judgments about the constitution? Someone needs to wait for law school;)</p>
<p>no we specifically discussed that in class which still wouldnt clue me into much of the constitution (1st ten amendments are the bill of rights)...but law school sounds like so much fun!!!</p>
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<p>I do hope you are being sarcastic:)</p>
<p>At law school, they kill the love of law any student ever had.</p>
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<p>Have you been to law school?</p>
<p>I have numerous friends who attend Harvard Law School and Yale Law School. My cousin just graduated from Georgetown Law School.</p>
<p>Suffice to say, they changed after their first year.</p>
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<p>Have you attended a law school?</p>
<p>No, but I have visited and I am still qualified to render judgments based on the research I have performed.</p>
<p>definitely being sarcastic there...but i do find law interesting and plan on attending law school after i graduate (LSATs permitting)...but i'm not delusional enough to assume that I'm going to love everything about law school afterall it is school...maybe it would be more appropriate to say I can't wait till law school.</p>
<p>I plan on attending as well; I cannot wait either. It is going to be difficult, but I have a strange affinity for rigorous study.</p>
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<p>Then stop generalizing</p>
<p>yea that is strange :)...sometimes i wish i could bypass undergrad but it isn't possible...whatre you majoring in now?</p>
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<p>I think the generalization is appropos; remember, a generalization may be a necessary condition to committing the fallacy, but it is not a sufficient one. Moreover, I do not see how attending law school allows one to generalize, since that is the conclusion your post implies.</p>
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yea that is strange ...sometimes i wish i could bypass undergrad but it isn't possible...whatre you majoring in now?
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<p>I am majoring in philosophy, what about you?</p>
<p>I love philosophy, so I will likely enjoy my undergrad years; I will not be finished after law school, however, as I also plan on attending philosophy graduate school.</p>
<p>sounds like too much schooling...I wish i had the dedication to actually goto school for that long...I'm majoring in government.</p>