Do you ever feel guilty for a comment you made while serving jury duty?

[MerryBlooms]

I recently made a comment I wish I could take back. It wasn't bad enough to ban me from jury duty, but the comment was out of character for me. Mostly out of frustration, but still, I shouldn't have said what I said.

[arcane1]

1. I was banned from serving on juries due to a comment, despite it not being mentioned in the rules.

I'm only eligible now due to the amnesty.

And I don't regret my comment one bit

[MerryBlooms]

3. You still show "Chance of serving on Juries: 0%"

So you're not eligible for jury, but eligible to post due to amnesty.

[arcane1]

7. Yes, but they are no longer quoting my comment as the reason :)

It's now because of my three (soon to be two) hidden posts

[MerryBlooms]

9. Aww, gotcha. :)

[Warren Stupidity]

2. nope.

If the alert sucks I say so. If the alerted on is being a jerk, jerk it is.

[gordianot]

4. Haven't you heard guilt takes a holiday during primary season?

There are two or three people on one candidates protected group that I have developed a burning hatred to the point I will ignore but will watch their opinion as a bench mark for positions to avoid.

[Electric Monk]

5. No, but I think I might have shamed the DU admins a bit when they suspended my jury privs.

I'll eat another hide if this goes there, but I think the truth defense should count for something.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1280&pid=148822

[hfojvt]

14. I am surprised the the OP was not hidden

and the post deserved a hide too, but I am not at all familiar with George II. When I first read your link, I thought that was referring to George W. Bush.

[Electric Monk]

16. I'm sorry, I guess I forgot to include the part where Skinner (or one of the admins) agreed with me

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=profile&uid=246562

[Autumn]

6. I am banned from jury duty for making a comment that was MNWF.

Mean and Nasty While, Frustrated after being called to jury for the like the 6th time, being told the jury was filled, jury notice not going away having to log out, come back on to DU,getting called again. The jury at last seats and it was in one of the 3 or 4 groups I had trashed because of the, shall we say unpleasantness and I went off on their "argument" Normally though I would bend over backwards, sometimes and if I couldn't be fair in most cases I would back out.
I don't miss it, they did me a favor taking me I was going to copy and paste my remark but now it isn't showing up.

[arcane1]

11. Me too, but it was being frustrated after serving on so many frivolous juries

I was unkind to the alerter

[Autumn]

20. I was unkind to pettiness in a group. If I had known they were going to hide them I would have

copied and saved mine.

[seaglass]

12. I saw it and it was hateful. I always thought you were a fair minded person but that

anonymous comment you made changed my opinion of you. It's so funny to be mean.

[Autumn]

17. Did you notice my remark was not directed at a person? It was directed at silly drama

in one if those groups created just to keep that crap contained. There was a reason I had the religion, Guns group and HOF trashed, so that I never had to see them and never get called for jury duty in there and that little feature was supposed to be a perk for donating to this site. The admins didn't announce that trashing a group no longer protected you from having to deal with them.

I don't know what to say about your opinion of me. I don't need or nor do I desire anyone's approval on this planet or in this universe.

[Agnosticsherbet]

8. No, but my philosophy is "Speak in haste, repent in leisure."

I don't let myself speak in anger.

[JI7]

10. i thought you were referring to legal courts

[joshcryer]

13. Heh, the responses here are enlightening.

I rarely leave comments and if I do it's like "stupid alert" or something like that.

[MerryBlooms]

15. I'm feeling a little less quilty.

It's a good thing to be mindful of one's biases while serving.

[Retrograde]

18. No, but I've had some thoughts that I didn't write down

Some of the alerts make me think rather unflattering thoughts about the alerter, but while I want to write something like "You idiot! How do you function in the Real World?" or "Are you enjoying your visit to our planet?" I settle for something like "I do not see how the post violates the TOS".

[Skittles]

19. am I the only one who thought you meant REAL jury duty?

[MerryBlooms]

22. Probably.

[mia]

25. You're not the only one.

I thought the same thing.

[dorkzilla]

30. I did as well

I had a picture in my head of the people in the jury room, debating, and the OP saying something about the defendant's appearance.

[Ohio Joe]

21. No

I try to always leave a comment and I put my name to it... I have zero regrets about what I say.

[Codeine]

23. Of course.

I can be entirely too snarky at times. DU can bring out the best AND the worst in me.

[MerryBlooms]

24. This

[SheilaT]

26. I took myself off jury duty a long time ago now.

Probably a good two years ago. And I do not regret that decision at all.

[no_hypocrisy]

27. I've been excused from criminal juries because I've truthfully stated that

I'm a criminal defense attorney and I have personal experience about cops lying and planting evidence.

[Land of Enchantment]

28. Nope. I read the entire thread to get the context and take my time....

we all need to chill and not let emotion take over our good judgement and common sense. I know there are a number of people who have tried to provoke me and I have about 200 on ignore. Just take a deep breath and keep calm and carry on. Words hurt but there are reasons people react negatively and we don't know what is going on in their personal lives. I am dealing with loss and sometimes I wish I could take back words I never would have believed I would have said and I am new here and want to make a good impression on many here who I barely know but admire with all my heart. You are one of them!

[HassleCat]

29. It is difficult.

So many alerts arise simply because someone disagrees with an opinion. It appears many people here on DU believe they are the guardians of what the site is supposed to be, what opinions are allowed, and the bright line between the sacred and the profane. The attitude of superiority reflected in some of the alerts tempts me to fling it right back, but that's not what jury duty is for.