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bbernardini

(10,013 posts)
Thu Apr 18, 2024, 10:12 AM Apr 2024

Can potential jurors get in trouble if they really let TFG have it when asked if they can be fair and impartial?

We've all imagined what we would say to his face if we had the opportunity. Could a potential juror get in trouble for letting loose on TFG while they're being questioned?

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Can potential jurors get in trouble if they really let TFG have it when asked if they can be fair and impartial? (Original Post) bbernardini Apr 2024 OP
They'd immediately be cut off by the Judge and excused. hlthe2b Apr 2024 #1
Regardless of what the judge would do, Trumpers would quickly upend the life of anyone who did that. 50 Shades Of Blue Apr 2024 #2
If they want to let TSF 'have it' STFU about that and just state 'yes' to 'can you be impartial?' Voltaire2 Apr 2024 #3
One can be fair and impartial while also concluding that TFG is a piece of shit. RockRaven Apr 2024 #4
And one can feel that way without saying that to him in Court. brooklynite Apr 2024 #5

hlthe2b

(113,220 posts)
1. They'd immediately be cut off by the Judge and excused.
Thu Apr 18, 2024, 10:14 AM
Apr 2024

Most people are on best "behavior" in court settings--even while they largely try to be truthful. Even those who might have strong feelings will likely couch it in as civil and noninflammatory way as possible. That isn't to say they won't own up to those feelings.

I went through this when asked about my feelings about guns when called for jury duty during voir dire. I did not know WHY I was being asked this but merely stated my general feelings in a matter-of-fact manner as possible and avoided getting into details or tangents and I did not express any emotional nor judgemental opinions.

Voltaire2

(15,377 posts)
3. If they want to let TSF 'have it' STFU about that and just state 'yes' to 'can you be impartial?'
Thu Apr 18, 2024, 10:22 AM
Apr 2024

And then after evaluating the evidence, vote 'guilty'.

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