[nfb-talk] mistake made in jury duty pool; would like advice

[Ray Foret Jr]

mailing is not at all an option.  Remember, we're talking about documentation presented during the trial.  No way they're going to take the chance of mailing that.  You have to remember that in order to gain access to that stuff, you must be sworn to the trial.


Sincerely,
The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!!

Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!!

Skype name:
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On Mar 27, 2012, at 7:22 PM, Joshua Lester wrote:

> Ray, here's the deal!
> If you could have the doccumentation E-mailed to you, you could read
> it in Braille, if you have a notetaker, with a Braille display, or you
> could Braille it out, with an embosser, if you have one.
> I'd prefer not to do the whole jury thing, based on the visual questions.
> I could do civil cases, but stuff like murder trials, where everything
> is visual, I wouldn't even do it!
> JMHO!
> Blessings, Joshua
> 
> On 3/27/12, Ray Foret Jr <rforetjr at att.net> wrote:
>> Frankly, I feel like shit.  I really screwed up.  I won't bore y'all with
>> every detail of what happened; but, it boils down to this.
>> 
>> 
>> 	The judge started asking question, and everything was going well.  Then, he
>> asked if we could all read and write the English language.  Here's where I
>> fucked up.  YOu see, if your answer was yes, you kept your hand down;  if
>> no, you raised it.  forgetting that for the moment, I raised my hand.  The
>> judge then confirmed that I was blind and had counsel approach.  I was then
>> dismissed.  didn't even get a chance to explain how I could handle stuff.
>> So, I tried to save the situation by having it officially entered in to the
>> court records that I wished for my name to remain in the potential jury pool
>> for next summons.  My only recourse, now, as I see it, is to write the judge
>> a letter explaining how I would deal with things like that as a blind
>> person.  When I said to the judge, "I want to make it clear that I do NOT
>> want to have my name removed from the potential jury pool!", the judge said,
>> 	"I will certainly not have your name removed.  I wish more people had your
>> attitude.".
>> 	that's why a well written print or typed letter might, I feel, make an
>> impression on the mind of the judge.  e-mail will just simply not do; and, a
>> phone call would be even worse.  What I would like to know is this.  Given
>> the circumstances, such things as the KNFB reader are just not feasible
>> because I don't have nor can afford one.  Human readers seem doubtful
>> because one would have to be sworn to the trial before dealing with
>> documentation and other visual evidence.  Would it be possible for other
>> blind people who have successfully served on juries before give me advice on
>> what I can do to convince the judge of our competence?  I suspect that with
>> the right approach, the judge might be willing to consider what I have to
>> say.  It seems that it always hangs on the visual question.
>> 
>> So, there's my sucky day.
>> 
>> Oh if only I had kept my damn hand down!!
>> 
>> 
>> Sincerely,
>> The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!!
>> 
>> Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!!
>> 
>> Skype name:
>> barefootedray
>> 
>> Facebook:
>> facebook.com/ray.foretjr.1
>> 
>> 
>> 
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