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Swarovski STS 80 Spotting Scope that has only been out in the field a handful of times. I bought this new for a sheep hunt. This is the non-HD version. Has a 20-60X Eyepiece. Glass is flawless. Included is a Outdoorsmans Tripod, Outdoorsmans pistol grip tripod head, and Creedmor Sports nylon/padded scope cover. No trades. FTF in Lenoir City. $1,500 firm.

One of the trials I sat on was a murder trial. The murderer was an attorney who had killed his wife. HIS attorney told the jury that they would not present a defense, but that it was the job of the prosecution to prove that the man had killed his wife. They actually did present a defense, but it was based on drug use, primarily. Apparently his attorney was really good, and just before we adjourned to deliberate, a mistrial was declared. I read in the paper that the murderer's second trial was for 2nd degree murder, not the 1st degree that he was originally tried for. And in the end they made a deal in which he pled to manslaughter and he got a slap on the wrist. That whole thing really soured me, as it was plain to me that the man killed his wife deliberately, yet through clever legal manipulation he was able to avoid the just punishment he deserved. In a second case it was clear to me that some of the potential jurors really wanted to be on the jury, enough so that they were not, perhaps, entirely honest in their answers during voir dire process. One of those jurors decided that she didn't want to trust a witness's account because she didn't like his neck tie. Another became quite distraught as she wasn't sure that she wanted to be responsible for sending a man to prison. I found the whole thing disgusting. After that, I did something like Jeb, above, and before selection I make sure to tell the judge that I am a believer in the principle of jury nullification. That's a sure-fire way off a potential jury. Don't misunderstand, juries are very, very important in our system. I hope other thoughtful, objective people will serve faithfully. But my cynicism of the process makes me unsuitable.

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I have been called a bunch of times and served on 2 cases. One case was settled before we had to make a decision the other was very obvious to anyone that understood what was physical possible but we still had one hold out for awhile that agreed the defendant was innocent but thought the plaintiff still deserved a settlement. Both were civil cases. I made it to the jury gallery during selection 2 other times in criminal cases. The first one they asked what my occupation was and when I said engineer they dismissed me, someone told me defense lawyers don't like logical thinkers. The second I didn't really wasn't to server on and tried a few the answers I thought would get me off and non worked then they asked if I knew anyone that had been an innocent bystanders in an armed robbery and I did. A friend had been in a gas station/store when it was robbed and made to lay on the floor. I was dismissed, a deputy came up to me and asked my friend's name and he also knew him and recognized the robbery as I described it. I guess it was to close to what the defendant was on trial for.

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My Dad had one of those in his collection, I seem to remember he thought it was Japanese. He was in the Europe theater during WW-2 so not sure where he would have gotten a Japanese bayonet unless there was trading done. My mother and I did a sale of a late part of my Dad's shop after I had removed what I wanted to keep. Found the bayonets after the deal was done. Didn't really have a great interest so I didn't try and talk the new owner out of them.

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Oorah !!!

Such a beauty. I wish it was in my budget.

Another absolute deal from a great seller. GLWS. Wish I had the cash on me. It would be going in my safe haha

I too, after my time on jury duty, did not want to serve again, however did learn a lot when I served. Was on 1 criminal attempted 2nd degree murder case to the end. I believe that was the charge. It was an eye opener for me. What do you mean by Supplanted the justice system. To supplant is to take the place of, however in what way Darrell?

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