Comments on: Keeping one step behind the jury http://www.mythago.com/blog/2009/03/17/keeping-one-step-behind-the-jury/ performs a blog dance for your amusement Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:22:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Roy Kay http://www.mythago.com/blog/2009/03/17/keeping-one-step-behind-the-jury/comment-page-1/#comment-135861 Roy Kay Mon, 23 Mar 2009 20:54:05 +0000 http://www.mythago.com/blog/?p=152#comment-135861 I was refering to writing blog comments, not reading responses. I see the problem with the latter, but simply commenting on your own experiences while they are happening doesn't strike me as prejudicial. The REALLY interesting posts, though would be of the nature of "That sleazy defense lawyer makes me think the defendent is guilty. Who else would hire someone so deceptive" or "That Prosecutor is just a glorified abusive punk. I don't care if the defendent IS guilty, I don't want to give this guy more of a swelled head than he already has.", or even better "Who let this jerk on the bench. Maybe a really fucked up verdict would draw attention to this idiot and we could get rid of him." I was refering to writing blog comments, not reading responses. I see the problem with the latter, but simply commenting on your own experiences while they are happening doesn’t strike me as prejudicial.

The REALLY interesting posts, though would be of the nature of “That sleazy defense lawyer makes me think the defendent is guilty. Who else would hire someone so deceptive” or “That Prosecutor is just a glorified abusive punk. I don’t care if the defendent IS guilty, I don’t want to give this guy more of a swelled head than he already has.”, or even better “Who let this jerk on the bench. Maybe a really fucked up verdict would draw attention to this idiot and we could get rid of him.”

]]> By: mythago http://www.mythago.com/blog/2009/03/17/keeping-one-step-behind-the-jury/comment-page-1/#comment-135858 mythago Wed, 18 Mar 2009 13:43:29 +0000 http://www.mythago.com/blog/?p=152#comment-135858 Blogging about it afterward is different than blogging during, just as asking your spouse "What do you think about this piece of evidence?" after the verdict is different than asking about it during. Blogging about it afterward is different than blogging during, just as asking your spouse “What do you think about this piece of evidence?” after the verdict is different than asking about it during.

]]> By: Roy Kay http://www.mythago.com/blog/2009/03/17/keeping-one-step-behind-the-jury/comment-page-1/#comment-135857 Roy Kay Wed, 18 Mar 2009 06:57:37 +0000 http://www.mythago.com/blog/?p=152#comment-135857 I understand the directive to not do research, but what's wrong with blogging? I see nothing prejudicial about reporting events in the jury room. In fact it is a welcome transparency. Reading comments on your blog might be a problem because of prejudice, but making comments of your own? Not so. It's simply informing the public about a governmental process in dynamic action. Having sat on a focus group in regard to events that led to a retrial and acquittal brought by The Innocense Project, I found it all intriguing as the case seesawed both for and against the defendents as bits of information were revealed. Even more interesting was that in the polling of 25 of us, 20 voted "not guilty", but 14 voted that "they probably did do it". I see no reason why the public should not be apprised of this. Still more, I see no reason why the public should not be apprised of abuses by either the attorneys or the judges. Barring notes and commentary denies the public the means to make an informed decision during Prosecutor and Judicial elections. I understand the directive to not do research, but what’s wrong with blogging? I see nothing prejudicial about reporting events in the jury room. In fact it is a welcome transparency.

Reading comments on your blog might be a problem because of prejudice, but making comments of your own? Not so. It’s simply informing the public about a governmental process in dynamic action.

Having sat on a focus group in regard to events that led to a retrial and acquittal brought by The Innocense Project, I found it all intriguing as the case seesawed both for and against the defendents as bits of information were revealed. Even more interesting was that in the polling of 25 of us, 20 voted “not guilty”, but 14 voted that “they probably did do it”.

I see no reason why the public should not be apprised of this. Still more, I see no reason why the public should not be apprised of abuses by either the attorneys or the judges. Barring notes and commentary denies the public the means to make an informed decision during Prosecutor and Judicial elections.

]]> By: Punning Pundit http://www.mythago.com/blog/2009/03/17/keeping-one-step-behind-the-jury/comment-page-1/#comment-135856 Punning Pundit Wed, 18 Mar 2009 03:21:51 +0000 http://www.mythago.com/blog/?p=152#comment-135856 One of the hardest parts about the Ohio Campaign was our total media blackout. "Don't talk to journalists. Don't blog. Don't talk to Bloggers. Don't text bloggers". Etc. Didn't keep one of our girls from sleeping with a documentarian-- and giving him access to the whole damned campaign. But we held up amazingly well, and made sure that our shit stayed out of the news... One of the hardest parts about the Ohio Campaign was our total media blackout. “Don’t talk to journalists. Don’t blog. Don’t talk to Bloggers. Don’t text bloggers”. Etc.

Didn’t keep one of our girls from sleeping with a documentarian– and giving him access to the whole damned campaign. But we held up amazingly well, and made sure that our shit stayed out of the news…

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