The Off Topic Topic

[DGuller]

Police picked up a 33 year old Pole in a small shopping mall. An employee had noticed that the guy was moving around aimlessly and had blood on his face and his clothes. The guy said he was fine and that he was waiting for the bus. Police brought him to a hospital where the doctors found that his penis and balls had been cut off cleanly.

Police found the "missing bits", plus razor blades in a public toilet next to the mall. At this time it's not clear whether the Pole was the victim of a crime or inflicted the damage himself. The guy claims he doesn't remember anything.


It's been a while since we had a weird crime case in Vienna.

  Could've waited a little more for a less disgusting weird crime.

[Malthus]

Police picked up a 33 year old Pole in a small shopping mall. An employee had noticed that the guy was moving around aimlessly and had blood on his face and his clothes. The guy said he was fine and that he was waiting for the bus. Police brought him to a hospital where the doctors found that his penis and balls had been cut off cleanly.

Police found the "missing bits", plus razor blades in a public toilet next to the mall. At this time it's not clear whether the Pole was the victim of a crime or inflicted the damage himself. The guy claims he doesn't remember anything.


It's been a while since we had a weird crime case in Vienna.

  Could've waited a little more for a less disgusting weird crime.

This is Austria. Disgustingly wierd sex-related crimes are their specialty. 

I'm just surprised no one was found chowing down on those tid-bits. 

[garbon]

All the time. As well as books, documentaries, films. I'm an addict. I even want to visit Europe now and explore a castle.

[jimmy olsen]

So Cute!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5MQVBaqVkA

[Phillip V]

Army Reserve has revoked last year's promotion of Paula Broadwell to Lieutenant Colonel (O-5).

http://security.blogs.cnn.com/2013/02/20/first-on-cnn-paula-broadwell-military-promotion-revoked/

[garbon]

There is some construction being done right outside my apt window. This morning I thought how it'd be much better if they came back in summer. Construction workers in parkas have no appeal.

[ulmont]

Jury Duty today.  Jesus Christ, how could you make this any more fucking boring?

...oh, right.  They only got through 20 / 60 individual voir dire questionings, so I have to go back tomorrow morning.  Whee.

[garbon]

Jury Duty today.  Jesus Christ, how could you make this any more fucking boring?

...oh, right.  They only got through 20 / 60 individual voir dire questionings, so I have to go back tomorrow morning.  Whee.

Well for one, you could instead be a juror who just sits and waits all day long.

[ulmont]

Jury Duty today.  Jesus Christ, how could you make this any more fucking boring?

...oh, right.  They only got through 20 / 60 individual voir dire questionings, so I have to go back tomorrow morning.  Whee.

Well for one, you could instead be a juror who just sits and waits all day long.

...I was that juror?  I got to hold up a card about 10 times over the course of the day.  The rest was just sitting and waiting.

[Eddie Teach]

I thought lawyers were exempt?

[DGuller]

I thought lawyers were exempt?

Yeah, I had the same thought.  Though may be they only get to be exempted once they go through voir dire.

[ulmont]

I thought lawyers were exempt?

No one is exempt unless they meet pretty clearly defined criteria:

• 70 years of age or older
  
• Have a permanent mental or physical disability
  
• Are NOT a resident of Fulton County at the time of service
  
• Are NOT a United States citizen
  
• A convicted felon whose rights have not been restored
  
  Lots of people are going to get struck for one reason or other, and lawyers usually rank pretty high on the scale in terms of fear that the lawyer is going to take over your jury.  But we still have to go.
  
  See also:
  
  Justice Kagan reporting for jury duty:
  http://voices.washingtonpost.com/crime-scene/keith-l-alexander/elena-kagan-reports-for-jury-d.html
  
  Attorney General Eric Holder reporting for jury duty:
  http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/Editorial-Board-Blog/2010/1109/Even-Attorney-General-Eric-Holder-answers-the-call-of-jury-duty
  
  Justice Breyer reporting for jury duty:
  http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=900005541782&Supreme_Court_Justice_Shows_Up_for_Jury_Duty&slreturn=20130125190550

[Admiral Yi]

Fascinating.  Another myth dispelled.

[garbon]

Jury Duty today.  Jesus Christ, how could you make this any more fucking boring?

...oh, right.  They only got through 20 / 60 individual voir dire questionings, so I have to go back tomorrow morning.  Whee.

Well for one, you could instead be a juror who just sits and waits all day long.

...I was that juror?  I got to hold up a card about 10 times over the course of the day.  The rest was just sitting and waiting.

Oh gotcha. Misunderstood.

That said my last NY jury duty was 2 days and not once did they call for any jurors for voir dire.

[Neil]

Jury duty seems really common down there.  I've never known a Canadian who did jury duty.