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Mmm. It's not as popular as it used to be, true, but if you're into anime/manga like I am, it's still fairly big on that front.

Went for sushi the other night, it was brilliantly delicious, as usual. They have a new drinks menu.





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Well I was part of Jury Selection today, I even though I wasn't really wanting to do it. I didn't lie about anything to get out. I made it down to the 21 members, needed 6 jury members, it was a case about a teen who may have broken into a car. In the end I wasn't selected.

Some where during the selection I realized something that I think would make a good story, But I need to know a few things jury groups.

During murder cases, are the jury keep together during the trail, like saying in a hotel and all that? Because, isn't it that minor cases, the jury can go home at the end of the deal, only to return tomorrow if the case continues?

Also, what would be the circumstances that would need to happen for some one to be taken off a jury panel after the tail has begun?

If anyone know anything about juries procedures, let me know.

I think its dependent on if they think the jury is going to have their opinion swayed by outside sources. Like, if its a case that's big enough to receive TV coverage.

Jury tampering by purposeful introduction of prohibited outside information is one way... which I saw in an episode of that show with Zack Morris as a lawyer...

But as to what would get a juror removed, rather than a complete mistrial, no idea~! I think they can be removed if they are exposed to anything related to the case outside of the trial. So if they read a magazine editorial, or watched the evening news and saw a feature about it. Basically anything that would present them information, and allow them to form an opinion about something. You can't pretend to ignore something once you've read it/heard it/seen it.

hmm, that going to take some thinking round. But thanks for the help.

IT'S. ABOUT. ********. TIME.

I am amazed how these idiots have been able to keep going for so long spewing such revoltingly stupid bile and not get told to just shut up. Whatever unearthly, tenuous link they're using to try and compare Obama to Hitler, healthcare to Nazism, counseling to death panels, obvious must also somehow link chocolate to leprosy, My Little Pony to Emperor Yin Zheng of Qin and Wisconsin cranberry chipotle cheddar to Kevin Bacon.

The first amendment writes that they're allowed to say whatever they like, not that we have to treat it with credibility.

The degree to which these people take over the meetings is disheartening. I can't imagine going to one at this point for fear of the disruptions. There's no such thing as a discourse, just angry people who have three braincells huddled in the back of their skulls for warmth and no real information. You say "health care," they think "OH s**t OBAMA WANTS TO TAKE OUR GUNS!" There's not even a correlation between the two, and anyone with a valid idea on the subject, opposing or not, is shunted to the side so six nutters with signs can scream "MY COUNTRY TIS OF THEE!" at the top of their lungs.

I'd love it if they started talking about states that have a public option in place already. Yes, there's a certain amount of bureaucracy you have to deal with, but it's no more than I ever had to deal with using Blue Cross, and they're generally a lot friendlier. Minnesota has one, so does Massachusetts. It'd probably be a lot easier to pass if they went by state actually, there's a sort of "taking care of our own" mentality to it.
Although, I don't know, people are really reluctant to raise property taxes to help pay for schools. I remember having a fight with my dad over of .04% tax to help pay for the art museum.

It's about time that a politician got real and laid the verbal smackdown on some of the idiots. I swear I gonna smack the next person who whines about not wanting someone between them and their doctor. YOU ALREADY HAVE THAT!!!! IT'S YOUR FREAKING HMO!!!!!