A cousin of mine was called for jury duty (NJ). He didn't want to go but couldn't come up with a valid excuse. He was one of 35 people called for a criminal trial. When the opposing lawyers were question these people to decide which 12 they wanted on the jury and got to my cousin, one asked "can you decide the guilt or innocince of the accused based solely on the evidence?" he said "he wouldn't have been arrested if he didn't commit the crime. We wouldn't be having this trial if he is innocent. He must be GUILTY." The judge and lawyers looked at each other and said "sir, you're excused."
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