Comments on: An interview with the juror “who tweets” http://www.fayettevilleflyer.com/2009/03/13/an-interview-with-the-juror-who-tweets/ News, Art & Life in Fayetteville, Arkansas Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:53:23 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: The campaign to get Bobby Petrino on Twitter | Fayetteville Flyer http://www.fayettevilleflyer.com/2009/03/13/an-interview-with-the-juror-who-tweets/comment-page-1/#comment-9778 The campaign to get Bobby Petrino on Twitter | Fayetteville Flyer Wed, 20 May 2009 05:19:33 +0000 http://www.fayettevilleflyer.com/?p=4676#comment-9778 [...] here? Cool. Over the past 3 months, we’ve seen everything from a tweeting juror, controversy over a tweeting city councilperson, people calling twitter rude, letters to the editor [...] [...] here? Cool. Over the past 3 months, we’ve seen everything from a tweeting juror, controversy over a tweeting city councilperson, people calling twitter rude, letters to the editor [...]

]]> By: Total Bastard http://www.fayettevilleflyer.com/2009/03/13/an-interview-with-the-juror-who-tweets/comment-page-1/#comment-7511 Total Bastard Tue, 17 Mar 2009 16:44:31 +0000 http://www.fayettevilleflyer.com/?p=4676#comment-7511 I saw that. Wow, Fallon was terrible last night. I'm thinking his show is getting worse instead of better. I saw that. Wow, Fallon was terrible last night.

I’m thinking his show is getting worse instead of better.

]]> By: brains http://www.fayettevilleflyer.com/2009/03/13/an-interview-with-the-juror-who-tweets/comment-page-1/#comment-7510 brains Tue, 17 Mar 2009 16:42:05 +0000 http://www.fayettevilleflyer.com/?p=4676#comment-7510 Jimmy Fallon tried to make a joke about this on his show last night but he completely got the story wrong and the joke. He said, "An Arkansas man is appealing his conviction because the judge was using Twitter in the trial. The man first became suspicious when the judge limited the number of witnesses to 140 characters." No one got it. You can watch it here at http://www.nbc.com/late-night-with-jimmy-fallon/video/episodes/?vid=1063366#vid=1063366 Jimmy Fallon tried to make a joke about this on his show last night but he completely got the story wrong and the joke. He said, “An Arkansas man is appealing his conviction because the judge was using Twitter in the trial. The man first became suspicious when the judge limited the number of witnesses to 140 characters.” No one got it. You can watch it here at http://www.nbc.com/late-night-with-jimmy-fallon/video/episodes/?vid=1063366#vid=1063366

]]> By: a. brown http://www.fayettevilleflyer.com/2009/03/13/an-interview-with-the-juror-who-tweets/comment-page-1/#comment-7421 a. brown Sun, 15 Mar 2009 03:26:42 +0000 http://www.fayettevilleflyer.com/?p=4676#comment-7421 I think the current amount of tweeting is quite entertaining. The Dinosaur House is split on the verdict on tweetjuror. I think the current amount of tweeting is quite entertaining. The Dinosaur House is split on the verdict on tweetjuror.

]]> By: Total Bastard http://www.fayettevilleflyer.com/2009/03/13/an-interview-with-the-juror-who-tweets/comment-page-1/#comment-7397 Total Bastard Sat, 14 Mar 2009 15:20:15 +0000 http://www.fayettevilleflyer.com/?p=4676#comment-7397 OMG ur fmus OMG ur fmus

]]> By: Boggy Creek Creature http://www.fayettevilleflyer.com/2009/03/13/an-interview-with-the-juror-who-tweets/comment-page-1/#comment-7393 Boggy Creek Creature Sat, 14 Mar 2009 07:59:54 +0000 http://www.fayettevilleflyer.com/?p=4676#comment-7393 yrfuneral: Ah ha ha ha! Zing! I'm all for the technology, but must we all tweet? yrfuneral:
Ah ha ha ha! Zing!

I’m all for the technology, but must we all tweet?

]]> By: yrfuneralmytrial http://www.fayettevilleflyer.com/2009/03/13/an-interview-with-the-juror-who-tweets/comment-page-1/#comment-7392 yrfuneralmytrial Sat, 14 Mar 2009 02:52:28 +0000 http://www.fayettevilleflyer.com/?p=4676#comment-7392 I tweeted twice at dinner tonight. I love pad thai but... I tweeted twice at dinner tonight. I love pad thai but…

]]> By: Company Appeals Against Decision Because Juror was Tweeting - The Next Web http://www.fayettevilleflyer.com/2009/03/13/an-interview-with-the-juror-who-tweets/comment-page-1/#comment-7391 Company Appeals Against Decision Because Juror was Tweeting - The Next Web Sat, 14 Mar 2009 00:21:16 +0000 http://www.fayettevilleflyer.com/?p=4676#comment-7391 [...] in an interview with the FayettevilleFlyer, Johnathan has pointed out that the tweets were sent after the verdict. “I didn’t [...] [...] in an interview with the FayettevilleFlyer, Johnathan has pointed out that the tweets were sent after the verdict. “I didn’t [...]

]]> By: Johnathan http://www.fayettevilleflyer.com/2009/03/13/an-interview-with-the-juror-who-tweets/comment-page-1/#comment-7390 Johnathan Fri, 13 Mar 2009 23:33:38 +0000 http://www.fayettevilleflyer.com/?p=4676#comment-7390 I'd like to clear a few things up. First of all, there has been a lot of complaining about me tweeting 'in the courtroom'. I never once even turned my phone on in the courtroom, much less tweet from it. All tweets were sent from the holding room or jury room. Second, here is a breakdown of EVERY tweet I sent that day: 1. trying to learn about jury duty for tomorrow, but all searches lead me to suggestions for getting out of it, instead of rocking it. 12:22 AM Feb 26th from digsby This was the night before I had to serve. I was totally looking forward to it, and even doing a bit of (unsuccessful) research on what to expect. 2. I guess Im early. Two Angry Men just wont do. 8:44 AM Feb 26th from txt This was in the jury holding room. Hadn't even been into the court room yet. As of now, I didn't even know that I'd be on jury duty. 3. Im the only one who brought toys: my laptop and a book 8:57 AM Feb 26th from txt Still in the holding room. Feeling a bit awkward having a messenger bag. Read my book. 4. I got selected 10:14 AM Feb 26th from txt Between tweet 3 and 4 over an hour passed. I was in the courtroom during that hour, being selected for the jury. I did not post this message until they excused us to the jury room. 5. And the verdict is...Penguin Eds can not make fries 12:25 PM Feb 26th from txt Back in the jury room at lunch. And yes, those were some nasty fries. And that was it for what I tweeted during the trial. At around 3:45 I went home. 6. "So, Johnathan, what did you do today?" Oh, nothing really. I just gave away TWELVE MILLION DOLLARS of somebody else's money! 4:09 PM Feb 26th from Ping.fm and 7. Oh, and nobody buy Stoam. It's bad mojo, and they'll probably cease to exist, now that their wallet is $12M lighter. http://www.stoam.com/4:43 PM Feb 26th from Ping.fm Tweeted from my home computer. How do I know? I only tweet via text message from my phone, and this one is via Ping.fm, a site that makes it easy to tweet and post to Facebook and any other social network all at once. Very convenient. Besides, I didn't know they had an active website until I got home and googled it. Matty above says I was being a classless asshole for posting what I did about the guy. My response is that you didn't see the trial. He was a bad guy during his deposition and there were so many facts in the case to back that up. This case wasn't to find him guilty, other jurors (I guess) had already done that. We were just there to decide how much he owed. If anything I was reserved in my comments of him, and he deserves to lose his money. And eleven other people agree with me. One last thing. The comments I made about him may not be nice, but I made them outside the courtroom after the verdict had been handed down. I may not have been nice, but that's the great thing about amendment number one: I don't have to. I’d like to clear a few things up. First of all, there has been a lot of complaining about me tweeting ‘in the courtroom’. I never once even turned my phone on in the courtroom, much less tweet from it. All tweets were sent from the holding room or jury room. Second, here is a breakdown of EVERY tweet I sent that day:

1. trying to learn about jury duty for tomorrow, but all searches lead me to suggestions for getting out of it, instead of rocking it. 12:22 AM Feb 26th from digsby

This was the night before I had to serve. I was totally looking forward to it, and even doing a bit of (unsuccessful) research on what to expect.

2. I guess Im early. Two Angry Men just wont do. 8:44 AM Feb 26th from txt

This was in the jury holding room. Hadn’t even been into the court room yet. As of now, I didn’t even know that I’d be on jury duty.

3. Im the only one who brought toys: my laptop and a book 8:57 AM Feb 26th from txt

Still in the holding room. Feeling a bit awkward having a messenger bag. Read my book.

4. I got selected 10:14 AM Feb 26th from txt

Between tweet 3 and 4 over an hour passed. I was in the courtroom during that hour, being selected for the jury. I did not post this message until they excused us to the jury room.

5. And the verdict is…Penguin Eds can not make fries 12:25 PM Feb 26th from txt

Back in the jury room at lunch. And yes, those were some nasty fries.

And that was it for what I tweeted during the trial. At around 3:45 I went home.

6. “So, Johnathan, what did you do today?” Oh, nothing really. I just gave away TWELVE MILLION DOLLARS of somebody else’s money! 4:09 PM Feb 26th from Ping.fm

and 7. Oh, and nobody buy Stoam. It’s bad mojo, and they’ll probably cease to exist, now that their wallet is $12M lighter. http://www.stoam.com/4:43 PM Feb 26th from Ping.fm

Tweeted from my home computer. How do I know? I only tweet via text message from my phone, and this one is via Ping.fm, a site that makes it easy to tweet and post to Facebook and any other social network all at once. Very convenient. Besides, I didn’t know they had an active website until I got home and googled it.

Matty above says I was being a classless **** for posting what I did about the guy. My response is that you didn’t see the trial. He was a bad guy during his deposition and there were so many facts in the case to back that up. This case wasn’t to find him guilty, other jurors (I guess) had already done that. We were just there to decide how much he owed. If anything I was reserved in my comments of him, and he deserves to lose his money. And eleven other people agree with me.

One last thing. The comments I made about him may not be nice, but I made them outside the courtroom after the verdict had been handed down. I may not have been nice, but that’s the great thing about amendment number one: I don’t have to.

]]> By: matty-atty http://www.fayettevilleflyer.com/2009/03/13/an-interview-with-the-juror-who-tweets/comment-page-1/#comment-7388 matty-atty Fri, 13 Mar 2009 22:32:05 +0000 http://www.fayettevilleflyer.com/?p=4676#comment-7388 I saw somewhere, someone was making a case that this was some new media showdown. News cameras are routinely shut out of courtrooms. Gag orders are common. It's more about the judge controlling everything going in and out of the courtroom. Some of the tweets remind me of back when I worked in Fayetteville, and I was shooting video of the Gregory Decay trial. You have to shoot in a small booth from a behind a mirrored glass panel, which is set up behind the jury. Between the courtroom and where the jury deliberates is a lobby that most photographers wait around in because the booth is so small. But sitting there, you see the jurors go back and forth. I can remember being especially sensitive to everything, it being my first murder trial. When the jurors came out of the deliberation room and back into the courtroom, I saw smugness on some of the faces. Like a mix of solemness and self importance. I knew they were coming back with a death sentence just from their look. For days afterward, I imagined them at home or with friends and taking every opportunity to mention that they had voted for a man to die. "oh yeah!? well, I sent a man to death! try making THAT decision!" So, when I read “So, Johnathan, what did you do today?” Oh, nothing really. I just gave away TWELVE MILLION DOLLARS of somebody else’s money!” it kind of reminds me of those smug, self-important faces. Did he do anything illegal? Nah, probably not. I'm sure any meetings or investigations are to be certain nothing happened during the trial (like receiving other tweets or tweeting on another account or text messages about the trial, etc. -- something that goes beyond timestamps, you internet sleuths.) I saw somewhere, someone was making a case that this was some new media showdown. News cameras are routinely shut out of courtrooms. Gag orders are common. It’s more about the judge controlling everything going in and out of the courtroom.

Some of the tweets remind me of back when I worked in Fayetteville, and I was shooting video of the Gregory Decay trial. You have to shoot in a small booth from a behind a mirrored glass panel, which is set up behind the jury. Between the courtroom and where the jury deliberates is a lobby that most photographers wait around in because the booth is so small. But sitting there, you see the jurors go back and forth. I can remember being especially sensitive to everything, it being my first murder trial. When the jurors came out of the deliberation room and back into the courtroom, I saw smugness on some of the faces. Like a mix of solemness and self importance. I knew they were coming back with a death sentence just from their look. For days afterward, I imagined them at home or with friends and taking every opportunity to mention that they had voted for a man to die. “oh yeah!? well, I sent a man to death! try making THAT decision!”

So, when I read “So, Johnathan, what did you do today?” Oh, nothing really. I just gave away TWELVE MILLION DOLLARS of somebody else’s money!” it kind of reminds me of those smug, self-important faces.

Did he do anything illegal? Nah, probably not. I’m sure any meetings or investigations are to be certain nothing happened during the trial (like receiving other tweets or tweeting on another account or text messages about the trial, etc. — something that goes beyond timestamps, you internet sleuths.)

]]> By: Todd http://www.fayettevilleflyer.com/2009/03/13/an-interview-with-the-juror-who-tweets/comment-page-1/#comment-7387 Todd Fri, 13 Mar 2009 20:59:25 +0000 http://www.fayettevilleflyer.com/?p=4676#comment-7387 Dgold even interviewed all of the mayoral candidates. <a href="http://www.fayettevilleflyer.com/2008/11/03/mayoral-candidate-audio-interviews/" rel="nofollow">Checkitout.</a> Dgold even interviewed all of the mayoral candidates. Checkitout.

]]> By: Dgold http://www.fayettevilleflyer.com/2009/03/13/an-interview-with-the-juror-who-tweets/comment-page-1/#comment-7386 Dgold Fri, 13 Mar 2009 20:18:19 +0000 http://www.fayettevilleflyer.com/?p=4676#comment-7386 I'm getting a real kick out of the #tweetjuror saga. Thanks for adding color to the story, Flyer. Johnathan, I just wanted to invite you to check out my podcast from Fayetteville. It's mostly music but I almost always take time to ask the musicians how they feel about Fayetteville (universally positive response), and a bit about current events. Podcast feed is here for the savvy to subscribe: http://dgold.info/radio/webcast/podcast/feed I’m getting a real kick out of the #tweetjuror saga. Thanks for adding color to the story, Flyer.

Johnathan, I just wanted to invite you to check out my podcast from Fayetteville. It’s mostly music but I almost always take time to ask the musicians how they feel about Fayetteville (universally positive response), and a bit about current events. Podcast feed is here for the savvy to subscribe:
http://dgold.info/radio/webcast/podcast/feed

]]> By: Dustin http://www.fayettevilleflyer.com/2009/03/13/an-interview-with-the-juror-who-tweets/comment-page-1/#comment-7385 Dustin Fri, 13 Mar 2009 20:06:08 +0000 http://www.fayettevilleflyer.com/?p=4676#comment-7385 chancevb: You are so right. Added. Check it out above. chancevb: You are so right. Added. Check it out above.

]]> By: Blake’s Think Tank » Blog Archive » Twitter Gold - - UPDATE http://www.fayettevilleflyer.com/2009/03/13/an-interview-with-the-juror-who-tweets/comment-page-1/#comment-7383 Blake’s Think Tank » Blog Archive » Twitter Gold - - UPDATE Fri, 13 Mar 2009 19:53:31 +0000 http://www.fayettevilleflyer.com/?p=4676#comment-7383 [...] The Fayetteville Flyer gets an exclusive with this happy-go-lucky [...] [...] The Fayetteville Flyer gets an exclusive with this happy-go-lucky [...]

]]> By: Lankford http://www.fayettevilleflyer.com/2009/03/13/an-interview-with-the-juror-who-tweets/comment-page-1/#comment-7380 Lankford Fri, 13 Mar 2009 19:36:30 +0000 http://www.fayettevilleflyer.com/?p=4676#comment-7380 Old people think if you twitter you're on drugs, or you're trying to destroy the government. Old people think if you twitter you’re on drugs, or you’re trying to destroy the government.

]]> By: chancevb http://www.fayettevilleflyer.com/2009/03/13/an-interview-with-the-juror-who-tweets/comment-page-1/#comment-7379 chancevb Fri, 13 Mar 2009 19:36:04 +0000 http://www.fayettevilleflyer.com/?p=4676#comment-7379 This is a great story (and i applaud your quickness), but how did you forget to ask "so what have you been listening to lately?" This is a great story (and i applaud your quickness), but how did you forget to ask “so what have you been listening to lately?”

]]> By: Beebs http://www.fayettevilleflyer.com/2009/03/13/an-interview-with-the-juror-who-tweets/comment-page-1/#comment-7377 Beebs Fri, 13 Mar 2009 19:26:07 +0000 http://www.fayettevilleflyer.com/?p=4676#comment-7377 Exactly. Johnathan said something that is very important. "My biggest fear is that the people in charge won’t understand the technology" This is going to become more and more of an issue as technology continues to make it's way deeper into everyone's daily lives. As a side note: the word "app" is now a household word. Off the subject i know but i just think it's interesting. Exactly. Johnathan said something that is very important. “My biggest fear is that the people in charge won’t understand the technology” This is going to become more and more of an issue as technology continues to make it’s way deeper into everyone’s daily lives. As a side note: the word “app” is now a household word. Off the subject i know but i just think it’s interesting.

]]> By: Scott http://www.fayettevilleflyer.com/2009/03/13/an-interview-with-the-juror-who-tweets/comment-page-1/#comment-7376 Scott Fri, 13 Mar 2009 19:10:50 +0000 http://www.fayettevilleflyer.com/?p=4676#comment-7376 Sounds like he followed the rules and all the 'tweets' are time stamped so I can't see any impropriety. But I've been following tech v. legal ever since the RIAA sued to prevent the Diamond Rio from coming to market and JP is right. It all comes down to lawyers and judges possessing even a basic understanding of technology. Sounds like he followed the rules and all the ‘tweets’ are time stamped so I can’t see any impropriety.

But I’ve been following tech v. legal ever since the RIAA sued to prevent the Diamond Rio from coming to market and JP is right. It all comes down to lawyers and judges possessing even a basic understanding of technology.

]]> By: a. brown http://www.fayettevilleflyer.com/2009/03/13/an-interview-with-the-juror-who-tweets/comment-page-1/#comment-7374 a. brown Fri, 13 Mar 2009 19:07:57 +0000 http://www.fayettevilleflyer.com/?p=4676#comment-7374 Way to report Dustin! Way to report Dustin!

]]> By: Morning News: Twittering Juror Prompts Request for New Trial « Lance Turner http://www.fayettevilleflyer.com/2009/03/13/an-interview-with-the-juror-who-tweets/comment-page-1/#comment-7372 Morning News: Twittering Juror Prompts Request for New Trial « Lance Turner Fri, 13 Mar 2009 18:20:30 +0000 http://www.fayettevilleflyer.com/?p=4676#comment-7372 [...] with new information in the aftermath of Powell’s delayed meeting with the judge. Meanwhile, Powell speaks to the Fayetteville Flyer about the case, and says he wasn’t trying to shake up the legal system with all this crazy Twitterin’. [...] [...] with new information in the aftermath of Powell’s delayed meeting with the judge. Meanwhile, Powell speaks to the Fayetteville Flyer about the case, and says he wasn’t trying to shake up the legal system with all this crazy Twitterin’. [...]

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