South Knox Bubba got dismissed from jury duty in a crack cocaine case where the defendant, an African-American, allegedly sold to an undercover agent. SK notes the only other African-American in the room was the prosecutor--and that on voir dire he volunteered his criticism of the war on drugs and was promptly booted off.

A note to prospective jurors: If you say you think drugs should be legal or decriminalized or are a victimless crime, you will never get on the jury. Defense lawyers need people like you on juries. You have to tell the truth, but think a few minutes how you phrase it so you can stay on.

SK links to a certain alleged violent offender at the bottom of the post, commenting that it's hard to be against the death penalty sometimes. It shouldn't be--life without the possibility of is a death penalty--and the defendant suffers for many more years.