re: Tales from Jury Duty . . .

I was called for a child molestation case in Paulding. It was a 45 y/o dude who was accused of repeatedly having relations with a 15 y/o girl who was the daughter of a friend of the family that was letting dude stay with them while he was down on his luck.

The counsel for the defense asked me if I could listen to the evidence and rule impartially. I told him that given the circumstances, particularly the age difference and the number of times the assaults occurred, there's no way in hell that I could be impartial about the allegations and shame on anyone who could.

I was dismissed.