Day 2 - lunch break
My bubble is busted. The assistant DA said in court this morning the stuff on CSI isn’t real! I love that show. I shouldn’t poke fun; although, I enjoying watching the Spike TV reruns, I realize the show isn’t always accurate. It was an important question for Bellas to ask. More than half of the potential jurors watch crime TV shows. Specifics ones jurors mentioned were: CSI, Cops, Forensic Files, Without a Trace, Cold Case and others. However, all raised their hands that they, too, know CSI, Law & Order, etc., aren’t how the real justice system works. It’s a good question. I’ve spoken with several lawyers and law enforcement officers who say people really think the court system works like CSI and Law & Order. It doesn’t.
Other questions asked this morning included media coverage and if that affects their opinion of the case. One lady was dismissed because of her knowledge of the case from media coverage. She was the second dismissal of the morning. A third person was dismissed a few minutes later.
As of now the jury is sitting at eight women and four men. All are white. The questioning will continue at 2. I’ll be back around 3:45.
Other questions asked this morning included media coverage and if that affects their opinion of the case. One lady was dismissed because of her knowledge of the case from media coverage. She was the second dismissal of the morning. A third person was dismissed a few minutes later.
As of now the jury is sitting at eight women and four men. All are white. The questioning will continue at 2. I’ll be back around 3:45.
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1:29 PM
1 Comments:
True television shows are not true, HOWEVER maybe the Justice system and the Investigators might want to take some serious notes, since some of the shows do show how you can do processing things better.
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