I had jury duty this morning. It was boring, and I didn't get picked for a jury. Anyway, as I sat with about 170 other people, a curious question popped into my head.
Where are all the black people?
There were some black people. Just not enough. Wayne county is about 50% black (Detroit is the biggest city in the county, which is 84% black), yet there wasn't more than 20 black people in that room- I counted - and I rounded up. There should have been upwards of 80 people of African-American descent in that room
So, where were they?
Jury of your peers, folks. Bedrock of our criminal justice system and all. If that's important to you.
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Riddle Me This
Posted by Carin at 12:51 PM
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