[Stylist] Jury duty Re: Stylist Digest, Vol 177, Issue 6

Thu Jan 10 18:27:46 UTC 2019

Hi Kishia and Joseph,
I think the main reason that blindness is  currently considered an excuse is because of the concern that judges have about watching video evidence.
It's too bad you feel this way, Kishia, but I also understand that I got very lucky to be selected while still a student during my summer break. I know it is much more stressful if it happens in school or while working.
Vejas

> On 10 Jan 2019, at 08:54, Kishia Mason via Stylist <stylist at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Any reason I could have for justifying getting out of jury duty I would take it. I’m sure that if most people could use something as an excuse to get out of jury duty they would and since blindness has been established to be justifiable to not be considered for jury duty, that’s good enough reason for me to avoid it.
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>> Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2019 16:04:08 -0500
>> From: "Chris Kuell " <ckuell at comcast.net>
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>> Hey Vejas,
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>> I just read your article in the Braille Monitor and wanted to congratulate
>> you on a great job. Your description of your experience was clear and
>> concise and well written.
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>> On a side note, I'm one of those rare individuals who actually wants to be
>> on a jury. I got called in the fall and was so excited. I knew I could get
>> to the courthouse by bus, and I had my son bring me inside one day so I
>> could investigate it and learn where the rooms of interest were, where the
>> bathrooms are, and I even met a blind vendor who was selling coffee and
>> sandwiches, so I was psyched to get called. 
>> 
>> I called the night before and was told to report. I did, but right away they
>> told us they didn't need us and dismissed us.  
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>> Maybe next time.
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>> Chris
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>> Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2019 15:24:21 -0800
>> From: Vejas Vasiliauskas <alpineimagination at gmail.com>
>> To: Writers' Division Mailing List <stylist at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Stylist] Vejas - jury duty
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>> Hi Chris,
>> I'm so glad you enjoyed my article. (I have another that should be out soon). 
>> That's unfortunate that you didn't get called but very encouraging that there was a blind vendor. I think that their choice not to ultmimately have me as an alternate was for two reasons. First, since my teacher was also one, they were probably concerned I'd be influenced by her even though I clearly stated I would not be. The other reason was because of an honest response to a question that I was given. I was asked if I would judge someone who had already committed multiple crimes and my answer was yes.
>> Yes, next time!
>> Vejas   
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>>> On 9 Jan 2019, at 13:04, Chris Kuell via Stylist <stylist at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>>> Hey Vejas,
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> I just read your article in the Braille Monitor and wanted to congratulate
>>> you on a great job. Your description of your experience was clear and
>>> concise and well written.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On a side note, I'm one of those rare individuals who actually wants to be
>>> on a jury. I got called in the fall and was so excited. I knew I could get
>>> to the courthouse by bus, and I had my son bring me inside one day so I
>>> could investigate it and learn where the rooms of interest were, where the
>>> bathrooms are, and I even met a blind vendor who was selling coffee and
>>> sandwiches, so I was psyched to get called. 
>>> 
>>> I called the night before and was told to report. I did, but right away they
>>> told us they didn't need us and dismissed us.  
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Maybe next time.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Chris
>>> 
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