Everyone who wants out of jury duty scares me.
When I was younger, I thought the same. I didn't carry a gun everywhere (or anywhere) back then either.
When I got serious about trying to pursue a career in law enforcement, when I started carrying a firearm, and when I was taking CJ classes in college - my mindset shifted from "I want out" to "please, God, if I'm ever faced with a jury trial, don't fill the jury box with assholes and idiots"
A jury trial, if all the jurors on it were people who didn't want to be there and were "too stupid to figure a way out", is a damned scary roll of the dice. I want a jury full of people with intelligence, good listening skills, reasoning skills, the ability to question if a law is right and just, and a solid moral compass.
I'll take jury duty if it comes - never been picked, but I haven't tried getting off the jury either. They just didn't like my responses to questions when I answered honestly. I'd gladly sit on a jury, especially if its a serious crime that requires serious attention from the jurors.
When I was younger, I thought the same. I didn't carry a gun everywhere (or anywhere) back then either.
When I got serious about trying to pursue a career in law enforcement, when I started carrying a firearm, and when I was taking CJ classes in college - my mindset shifted from "I want out" to "please, God, if I'm ever faced with a jury trial, don't fill the jury box with assholes and idiots"
A jury trial, if all the jurors on it were people who didn't want to be there and were "too stupid to figure a way out", is a damned scary roll of the dice. I want a jury full of people with intelligence, good listening skills, reasoning skills, the ability to question if a law is right and just, and a solid moral compass.
I'll take jury duty if it comes - never been picked, but I haven't tried getting off the jury either. They just didn't like my responses to questions when I answered honestly. I'd gladly sit on a jury, especially if its a serious crime that requires serious attention from the jurors.