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42. Yes, without a doubt.

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Fri Apr 12, 2024, 08:56 AM

Apr 2024

A person can dislike someone and also be able to be objective while listening to testimony and other evidence presented at trial.

I wish I had the chance.

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Could you be a fair and impartial jurist in a Trump trial? [View all] OAITW r.2.0 Apr 2024 OP

Yes. elleng Apr 2024 #1

Absolutely I could... Ohio Joe Apr 2024 #2

Absolutely and I'm ready to do my civic duty. Deuxcents Apr 2024 #3

Anyone who passes that screen will do so covertly, or be very dumb and uninformed. bucolic_frolic Apr 2024 #4

Right up to the point where he opened his mouth Arthur_Frain Apr 2024 #5

Having to look at that putrid, traitirous, lying, orange blob of fecal matter niyad Apr 2024 #6

I don't think so. EndlessWire Apr 2024 #14

Yes. I've served on a murder trial and several years later, an attempted murder trial... hlthe2b Apr 2024 #7

Yes I could. I could seriously look at all the evidence, listen to the testimony and make a non-biased judgement. FSogol Apr 2024 #8

I hate the man, but the evidence has to be there for specific crimes. Irish_Dem Apr 2024 #9

I couldn't calguy Apr 2024 #10

I could be fair and impartial. The evidence will Emile Apr 2024 #11

I'd be fine, impartial to the evidence, as long as he doesn't speak. sinkingfeeling Apr 2024 #12

Yes Johonny Apr 2024 #13

Sure! ecstatic Apr 2024 #15

Honestly, no. hay rick Apr 2024 #16

I'd rather have a Judge than a jury trial for Trump. OAITW r.2.0 Apr 2024 #24

Nightmare-- At some point a rogue judge decides trump can't get a fair trial because of all the publicity Silent Type Apr 2024 #31

based on my personal experience I agree NoRethugFriends Apr 2024 #29

No DET Apr 2024 #17

Hilarious! Thanks North Shore Chicago Apr 2024 #40

Yes. I am proud of my only jury duty so far. marble falls Apr 2024 #18

Yes. I know what a trial is. I know how to think. I support the basic enough Apr 2024 #19

No. SamKnause Apr 2024 #20

I couldn't and Bettie Apr 2024 #21

No Kennah Apr 2024 #22

I'd say yes but I'd have to avoid lie detectors that indicate "whopper" when I say it. Ping Tung Apr 2024 #23

Yes, you dont have to be neutral on Trump karynnj Apr 2024 #25

Can we use Trump as the standard of ethics, honesty, and integrity? keithbvadu2 Apr 2024 #26

Doubt it. But I might be the first juror to jump out of the box and punch a defendant. Silent Type Apr 2024 #27

Nope. tulipsandroses Apr 2024 #28

Legally, yes...there is a difference Maeve Apr 2024 #30

If I was tying a noose in the jury box CanonRay Apr 2024 #32

Sure. It is an intellectual exercise. RockRaven Apr 2024 #33

Yes I could gopiscrap Apr 2024 #34

Honestly, I could not. TSExile Apr 2024 #35

I could do it Renew Deal Apr 2024 #36

Absolutely. Ms. Toad Apr 2024 #37

Yes! imanamerican63 Apr 2024 #38

Nope. happybird Apr 2024 #39

Yes. I've been on one grand jury, and one trial jury. LuckyCharms Apr 2024 #41

Yes, without a doubt. Passages Apr 2024 #42

Of course I could. hamsterjill Apr 2024 #43

Yes Kaleva Apr 2024 #44

Nope. MorbidButterflyTat Apr 2024 #45

No problem. Kid Berwyn Apr 2024 #46

I would never get the chance. I once worked for Planned Parenthood. His attorneys would not have me. CTyankee Apr 2024 #47

It would depend on how we weighted the facts. Prairie_Seagull Apr 2024 #48