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hughee99

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68. I've been through jury selection a few times

Wed Dec 4, 2013, 04:19 PM

Dec 2013

once on a relatively well publicized local trial, and saw several dismissed for forming opinions without any issue. I guess that depends on the judge, or the kind of day they're having.

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Female CEO says white males can't sue her because they are not a "protected class" [View all] davidn3600 Dec 2013 OP

She sounds like a dick Fumesucker Dec 2013 #1

And you don't need a penis to be a dick rock Dec 2013 #52

Lol CFLDem Dec 2013 #2

But that's the problem. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2013 #58

Bullshit nxylas Dec 2013 #3

Thanks... SkyDaddy7 Dec 2013 #4

That is my thought too--if you're being singled out for your gender or your race, no matter if MADem Dec 2013 #7

Right! Gender discrimination is the problem, not just discrimination against women. JDPriestly Dec 2013 #10

She hasn't been tossed out because she inherited a 50% stake in the company from Tanuki Dec 2013 #15

right wingers always claim it means gays, females, minorities etc get special JI7 Dec 2013 #9

Exactly correct ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2013 #55

Spoken like a clueless CEO Hekate Dec 2013 #5

her arguments sound like the bs that come from right wingers JI7 Dec 2013 #6

I'm sure that's the argument her lawyer is making... JHB Dec 2013 #8

I hope they take her to the cleaners leftynyc Dec 2013 #11

Or, maybe the plaintiffs are the menace. Too soon to know. merrily Dec 2013 #20

I'm assuming since there are leftynyc Dec 2013 #22

Faulty assumption, when potential for money is involved. merrily Dec 2013 #26

If it was a man being accused, I doubt many would be defending him either davidn3600 Dec 2013 #34

It also seems they are avoiding the real issue, and are trying to deflect away from it. Ikonoklast Dec 2013 #48

If she didn't do it, wouldn't her defense be "I didn't do it.", not renie408 Dec 2013 #36

You must be new here leftynyc Dec 2013 #39

My posts don't change based on the gender of the accused. merrily Dec 2013 #45

You aren't the only person on this board (n/t) leftynyc Dec 2013 #49

Nobody called her on her behavior before Savannahmann Dec 2013 #12

I have next to no doubt that someone has said SOMETHING JackInGreen Dec 2013 #13

Is the accuser, who stands to win money by suing in this instance, always truthful and the merrily Dec 2013 #19

Look at the proponderance of evidence Savannahmann Dec 2013 #23

LOL, that's not evidence. merrily Dec 2013 #25

Well, her response isn't "you're full of shit," it's "you can't do that because you're white men" Scootaloo Dec 2013 #33

I agree kcr Dec 2013 #42

According to the article, she personally does deny the charges. merrily Dec 2013 #46

I don't think it's too early to form an opinion for someone that's not on the jury. hughee99 Dec 2013 #61

Why do you think someone who forms an opinion at this stage is deemed unfit to be a juror? merrily Dec 2013 #62

Probably not necessarily unfit, but generally they ask if you know anything about the case hughee99 Dec 2013 #63

They are dismissed--sometimes very angrily by the judge--if they say they've formed an opinion. merrily Dec 2013 #64

I was actually thinking of the jury selection phase, hughee99 Dec 2013 #65

I was talking about the jury selection phase. merrily Dec 2013 #66

I've been through jury selection a few times hughee99 Dec 2013 #68

Still unfit to serve on the jury, whether dismissed cordially or harshly. merrily Dec 2013 #73

. ReRe Dec 2013 #14

Why are you assuming that the plaintiffs are truthful and she's a liar? merrily Dec 2013 #18

Okay... turn it around... ReRe Dec 2013 #28

Agree. The Raw Story article is poorly written. merrily Dec 2013 #47

I'm inclined to believe the christx30 Dec 2013 #29

It could be allegedly creating a hostile environment in the workplace. merrily Dec 2013 #27

I don't think her argument will hold water in court FreakinDJ Dec 2013 #16

The story does not give enough info for much beyond knee-jerk reactions. merrily Dec 2013 #17

Spot on. Laelth Dec 2013 #30

I just found this. merrily Dec 2013 #56

Gee, look at all the alleged left on this thread, assuming accusations = guilt. merrily Dec 2013 #21

Even if she did do these things ... Laelth Dec 2013 #31

It was all those zipper... I mean Zimmy threads! Eleanors38 Dec 2013 #41

Courts decide guilt. Posters have benign and inconsequential opinions. LanternWaste Dec 2013 #53

You're all over this thread attempting to exonerate this CEO DisgustipatedinCA Dec 2013 #67

Put on your reading glasses. Or thinking cap. Not one post I made said she was innocent, not one. merrily Dec 2013 #72

It's true that she's innocent until proven guilty nxylas Dec 2013 #69

Terrible Misunderstanding! Her lisp caused her to be misunderstood . . . cer7711 Dec 2013 #24

She confuses a couple of concepts quaker bill Dec 2013 #32

You are a member of a "protected class" just as much as she is, if not more. Major Nikon Dec 2013 #71

Not The Onion? CorrectOfCenter Dec 2013 #35

LOL, sure seems straight off the page of that. nt JudyM Dec 2013 #51

This has been going on for years. It's not new. Linkage. Blue_Adept Dec 2013 #37

Sounds like she has a penis envy problem. She could have a sex change B Calm Dec 2013 #38

Well isn't she just the sweetest thing. HappyMe Dec 2013 #40

More from the lawsuit Capt. Obvious Dec 2013 #43

Lol, good one! nt Logical Dec 2013 #44

Ironically, "Penis" is the one word you can't say in an Archie Comic. FSogol Dec 2013 #50

While I haven't read the Defense pleadings ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2013 #54

Here's the Guardian's take on the topic lumberjack_jeff Dec 2013 #57

May be a ploy SusieQ01 Dec 2013 #59

That's bullshit. Men can and do sue for sexual harassment BainsBane Dec 2013 #60

A better defense would be to claim Warren DeMontague Dec 2013 #70