COME GET YOUR KiICKS ON COUCH 66!

just got my nails done and now I need to pee badly and am wearing jeans what are the chances ill mess up my nails trying to unzip them lol. just crossing my legs

Do you have T today?

How do you prevent racial profiling?

MKAC, I would love suggestions and honesty. If I'm overreacting by being scared of this guy, then I want to know that to.

You can't completly but you can find ways to signifigantly lower the odds of it.

Mast..thank you for asking. I feel stressed at home and unsafe that he will just blow a gasket one day.

CE - Batson (a case) challenges.

Batson v. Kentucky - 476 U.S. 79 (1986) :: Justia US Supreme Court Center

Tomorrow. So, lots more hours to wait and worry and wonder what the hell we talked about last week.

The case that stopdog pointed out says essentially that you must articulate a race neutral reason for the use of your peremptory strikes.

Yeah im guessing now this is why they teach us in nail school to have the client "wash her hands" before a service

Wiki...I loved the pics but I could never go up your stairs....ugh my fear of heights would have a problem with an open staircase let alone steps that are not closed in....I'm so weird..

Do you mind if I ask what you do for a living? I'm just curious and can't remember if you've ever said.

I was hoping everyone would read and brief the case.
(little law school humor there)
Exams are going on in my world and the students are bonking off the walls.

For example?

Since we are being curious...I'm interested in your age RTerroni?

Not that it matters but for some reason I like to imagine people... So I'm guessing 32?

I'm 46 btw... Just so you have equal access to the same info...if it's too personal my apologies

Jerz, I'm not sure you're overreacting or not. You have a chance to observe the guy and none of us do. I would start by documenting everything he has done so far. Put it in writing with dates, as closely as you can remember. Continue documenting from this point forward, especially if you feel he is in danger of blowing a gasket. Make sure the HOA knows about his harassing behavior. Install a security camera by your door, in an obvious, clearly visible place [even if it's a fake].

Those are the things I would start with.

thanks for seeing me hankster . right lol oh well just another 1/2 hour or so .I can hold it lol

granite, is your H around to unzip you? LOL

So the burden of proof falls on the defendant, and that fact that the jury is all white is not enough?

The whole point of PEREMPTORY strikes is that you don't have to articulate a reason.

I was struck peremptorily and no reason at all was given.
"Thank you. You may go."

Now that's an interesting reaction to exam time.... or maybe "bonking" doesn't mean the same thing for you as it does for me

The burden shifts but in fact there are legitimate reasons the jury can made up of all of one race.

It is a different meaning in my context.

CE -- Based on the photos I've seen of you, you 'look' white (please forgive me if I'm guessing wrong). In the US, you only have to state the race neutral reason if the person being struck is considered to be in a minority class. Originally, you're right that the point of the peremptory strikes was that you didn't need a reason. It could be as basic as just wanting to strike the person because you got a bad vibe from him or her. Batson changed that.

I assumed as much. It was an attempt at humour, of the linguistic ilk.