First things first: Mr. T just had jury duty as well!
Next things next: Last week, through this past Monday, I had jury duty on an attempted murder case. I was only a juror alternate, which meant I couldn't sit in the room with the deliberating jury, but I agreed with their verdict of Not Guilty -- there simply wasn't enough evidence. Crazy thing? The verdict was decided in TWENTY MINUTES. Now, that's what I call efficient. Crazy, but efficient.
To quote from an email I just sent about this: I learned a lot about
- LA gangs (I won't mention any in particular, because I don't want to get shot)
- LA gang graffiti ("NELA" = "Northeast LA", for example. It's also popular to spray your "E"s as backward "3"s)
- LA gang clothing (if you see young guys in LA wearing sports jerseys with T logos on them, be they for the Texas Rangers or other, walk away VERY QUICKLY)
- GSR tests (GSR = Gun Shot Residue. Apparently the test is BS once a person washes their hands.)
Also, when a threatening, gang-type person asks you "Where you from?", they really mean "What's your gang?" and will most likely shoot you if you give a wrong answer.
Ha ha! Isn't Los Angeles exciting and dynamic?
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