Oyes, oyes, honorable Judge Sarevok presiding all rise.

The process of voir dire will now begin.

(Traditionally, voir dire takes place out of the public's eyes. However, the jury, judge,  prosecution, and defense can all hear what's going on. Since I don't feel like asking for another forum, this will also take place in the public's eyes. This means only the people that are about to be listed in bold can post).

This is the voir dire process for RPG vs GZ. RPG is represented by bazookatooth, GZ is represented by angry black man. The Judge is Sarevok. The following is the jury pool:

Dada
Ralph
BobJustBob
Man-O-War
the_hoodie
Eric
Dark Angel
holloway
Beasley
Catslacks
Velfarre
DarkNecrid
Shinpokomon
Afura
Juris
TREG
Lord Typhoon
Finality

Jurors Inri Cheetos and Verridian are excused from jury duty, having not fulfilled the requirements of the jury selection questionnaire, and are dismissed from the court room.

The prosecution will go first with questions. You cannot lie during these questions, please do the best you can to answer them. After the prosecution, the defense will ask questions. At no point during the voir dire can you speak except when addressed by myself, the judge, or the two attorneys. Please refrain from idle chatter.

(In the event that a lawyer says objection; do NOT answer the question until the judge has posted. If the judge has sustained the objection, you CANNOT answer the question asked. If the judge has overruled, you must answer the question).

The process of voir dire will last until the defense has asked their questions.

(In a real court room, this process is more tightly regulated; you cannot eliminate a race from the jury pool for instances, or a gender. There's all sorts of shit that just doesn't apply here, considering some jurors are underage or not citizens).

If there are any questions, please address them to myself or the judge in private (via PM). Do not disrupt the voir dire process unless you feel uncomfortable with the question being asked in which case you may ask to be excused.

Why am I excused? Can I sue for racism or something like that?

Why am I excused? Can I sue for racism or something like that?

you are removed from the courtroom, please do not post again. if you have an issue, speak to the judge or bailiff in private

(in real life, this would result in Inri Cheetos's arrest)

I did believe that sexual deviance refered to strange sexual orientation and tastes, of which the biggest in the past would've been homosexuality. But since homosexuality is pretty much approved now, I refrained from using that as an example. I am no homophobe, though.

But I do realize I was sort-of wrong about my beliefs of what sexual deviance meant, and I do realize it is much more vague than what I believed previously and also engulfs behavior that while not illegal, may appear as unusual. I will keep this very closely in mind whenever the topic of sexual deviance is mentioned in the future.

just a clarifying statement; Juris is a member. it is not the plural of jury.

yes this came up...

I don't get it, Lord Typhoon and Man-O-War are just alternate accounts for DarkNecrid, or did you not know that.

Hey, peanut gallery: not only are you wrong, but you aren't even supposed to be posting here! Please don't do it again! The only reason the voir dire is open to the public is so you all get to see it, not so you can comment on it. I'm fine with getting a subforum where no one can see anything and then posting what happened later!

Ladies and gentleman of the jury, please remain seated.

Defense attorney angry black man, you have the floor.

Thank you, Baliff.

Mr. Ralph, in your own words please (as in no quoting dictionaries here) what is your definition of "sexual deviancy?"

Shinpokomon, you answered with a "5" in regards to your convicted sex offender friend moving in to your neighborhood.  Could you please elaborate why you're so quick to sign their papers knowing he's a convicted criminal?

Mr. Dada, I address the same question above to you as well.

Man-o-war, this question may sound silly but in your own words what is your definition of 'harm?'

Mr. Eric, you consider yourself a "straight foward fella and nothing out of the ordinary flies with you."  What do you consider to be "out of the ordinary?"

To forcibly cause physical or psychological damage.

No further questions... or the defense rests.  Whatever the proper terminology is (defense rests sounds cooler)

angry black man, bazookatooth; pm Sarevok and myself your three eliminations. if they match, we'll deal with it.

after they do, check this topic for the jury list.