they just went over it. they sounded very unsure if it was true or not...just put up the 2 quotes(worst jurors ever and i was dismissed) and said "users posted they were on the jury pool" like it could be 2 people or 5

[Edited on January 26, 2012 at 5:37 AM. Reason : -]

1/26/2012 5:36:32 AM

I, too, was on the jury.



I keep it grizzly, G.

1/26/2012 6:54:18 AM

From the NandO article:

Quote :

"The posts that concern defense attorneys started a little more than a week ago when dozens of men and women were sent to a jury room in the Wake County courthouse as possible jurors for the Young retrial. The posters used grammatical mistakes and misspellings common to online message boards and abbreviated text messages, such as "LOL" for "laughing out loud" and "Mmk" for "OK." The posts "Guess who is sitting in jury selection for this RIGHT NOW," a poster who uses Sayer as an online identity alerted the message board at 8:50 a.m. Jan. 17. "This guy. Pretty sure I saw Begonias in here too." Begonias posted at 8:54 a.m., "aaaand guess who has jury duty today. if I get picked for this and it lasts six weeks, I'm going to cry." Sayer responds, "HA! I was right, that was u." Begonias comes back with, "I'm in the back room sitting in a cubicle. Come be my fraaaaan!" "Mmk, one second," Sayer responds. Other posters tell the two to "have fun guys!" and to show court officials the trial thread "when they ask you about having any knowledge that would bias you or whatever ..." Then at 10:17 a.m. Jan. 17, Sayer posts, "Lol we're going to be the worst jurors ever." Other posters suggest that the two blog from the jury box. At some point that morning, though, Stephens instructed all in the jury pool not to talk about the case with anyone or to do any research on their own. All potential jurors were given questionnaires that asked about any previous knowledge of the case. Because the first trial was highly publicized, many potential jurors have acknowledged knowing some details. Sayer posted a few more times on the 17th. "Confirming we are trying to drink our way out of jury selection," went up at 2:02 p.m. Begonias then adds, "3 margaritas later I am ready to not get selected." Beethoven86 then cautions the two posters: "Have y'all gone to the courtroom yet? Or are you just waiting in the jury lounge? In all seriousness, you really shouldn't post anymore in this thread. If you are placed into the jury pool for a trial, some judges would hold you in contempt for posting online." Sayer responds at 2:30 p.m., "I'll stop posting when/if I get selected. Until then ..." Begonias posted this week, "Dismissed!!!" Defense concerns The defense dismissed her and two others Monday, and she had few kind words for Collins' line of questioning. The post said, "He questioned me for about 30 minutes and was so rude I was thisclose to going (expletive) you buddy, I'm not on trial here, peace out." Collins told Stephens that he wanted to talk with the juror he contends is Sayer because he thinks he did not respond truthfully to some of his questions. He wanted to ask more about the website, too. "Some of these bloggers are saying, 'Wow, we have a member of our group on this jury, yee haw,' " Collins told the judge."

1/26/2012 6:56:22 AM

this is the most amazing thing ever

also,

Quote :

"Some of these bloggers"

I TOLD YOU TWW WAS A BLOG

1/26/2012 7:08:24 AM

It is nice to have TWW back in the news.

1/26/2012 7:33:49 AM

It's not real till they mention us by name

1/26/2012 7:34:32 AM

Quote :

"YEE HAW"

1/26/2012 7:38:12 AM

this is just so very enjoyable

1/26/2012 7:52:24 AM

I made the N&O article. Sweet.

Also, lol that they posted this quote:

Quote :

"Begonias comes back with, "I'm in the back room sitting in a cubicle. Come be my fraaaaan!""

When will WRAL learn not to take anything on TWW seriously? Next news reports is going to be a pre-game analysis on NCSU v. UNC basketball:

Quote :

"Carolina lives off points inside the arc. I doubt they get those against us. They don't shoot threes at all. That's our main weakness defensively. Defensively they are horrid. They are hopelessly short and have zero depth. I like NC State vs the spread. This has all the makings of a 30+ point game that might only be a 15 point spread."

[Edited on January 26, 2012 at 7:55 AM. Reason : ]

1/26/2012 7:53:26 AM

We should start touting this website as 1) the premier website for all kinds of ill shit, 2) the place that put megaupload to shame, and 3) the website that Anonymous fears ans respects.

1/26/2012 7:58:55 AM

Perhaps that kind of childish imbecility accurately represents a contemporary "jury of peers".

Pretty scary.

1/26/2012 8:31:44 AM

who said yee haw?

1/26/2012 8:33:48 AM

oops

[Edited on January 26, 2012 at 8:58 AM. Reason : .]

1/26/2012 8:56:34 AM

since you journalists out there are collecting facts from an internet message board, here's another story brought to you by tww:

Quote :

"Study: Fellatio may significantly decrease the risk of breast cancer in women"

http://www.murdzplace.com/CNN.htm

1/26/2012 8:57:00 AM

I wonder if the defense read the entire thread. My quess is that if this thread read more like the brad cooper trial thread, then he may not have been so quick to call it out. Without going back and reading the thread again, my memory says that most here thought he was guilty.

1/26/2012 9:04:20 AM

WRAL and News and Observer fell for our bullshit. It's a good day. Unless you're Jason Young, because the state is going to keep retrying him until they see him fry.

1/26/2012 9:06:43 AM

take a lesson from news14 carolina

message_topic.aspx?topic=180137

and don't believe what you read on tdub

1/26/2012 9:07:34 AM

Quote :

"Come be my fraaaaan!"

hahahaha I love you guys!

1/26/2012 9:08:47 AM

The Wolf Web is owned and operated by Kim Dotcom aka Kim Schmitz

1/26/2012 9:14:15 AM

The defense attorney really fucked up by trying to dismiss a TWW'er. We hate the police/DA and are more likely to acquit than anyone.

1/26/2012 9:15:50 AM

^That was my thought. Seems like TWW is more defense oriented than your average citizen.

1/26/2012 9:16:44 AM

the post don't fit, must acquit

1/26/2012 9:17:35 AM

HAHAHAHAHAH!!

I watched the news report this morning and saw where they quoted something about a "PM" and knew exactly where they were referring to.

Not sure I have a comment about all this, but do find it quite funny.

1/26/2012 9:22:55 AM

Alright, who posted this on GOLO?

Quote :

"This was a prank on WRAL/N&O. For years they've been reading the message board mentioned to get their "news", so the users made up the "I'm a juror" story to get on the news. WRAL fell for it completely. "

^And I guess they didn't realize the PM thing was a joke. HEY WRAL, no PMs were exchanged with any jurors!

Quote :

"This raises an issue which applies across the board to our electronic society, worthy of a multi-million dollar justice department study [ ;-) ] - or maybe a PhD candidate's thesis. We all know that many people's personalities change when they get behind a steering wheel and become an anonymous driver - road rage, rudeness, thoughtlessness, etc. Does getting behind the anonymous pseudonym on a blog change the personality of the blogger? Could he/she still be objective in a courtroom? Could they still listen to the facts fairly? My bet is that by and large, they could be fair. Blogging can simply a way of letting off steam, venting, and that venting may be more related to frustrations unrelated to the trial. Plus, in the courtroom, facts are presented differently than they are in the media. This is a very interesting issue, and an important one."

Ahahah, I missed this in the N&O article the first time:

Quote :

"During the lunch break Wednesday, the defense attorneys were alerted to a Jason Young trial thread on The Wolf Web, which is found at thewolfweb .com and also called TWW or T-Dub. "

[Edited on January 26, 2012 at 9:33 AM. Reason : ]

1/26/2012 9:23:18 AM

Seriously, how shitty of a lawyer is Bryan Collins if he's a public defender?

[Edited on January 26, 2012 at 9:34 AM. Reason : Jason Young YOU HAVE NO HOPE MAKE YOUR TIME]



Also, now that TWW is getting mad publicity from the Raleigh FishWrap, watch that new user section blow the fuck up.

[Edited on January 26, 2012 at 9:34 AM. Reason : .]

1/26/2012 9:33:16 AM

In all seriousness, he's supposedly a great attorney. The public defender job isn't exactly easy to get. And he did "win" this case the first time around, in the sense that his client is out of jail and out of prison for the time being.

1/26/2012 9:34:57 AM

[Edited on January 26, 2012 at 9:35 AM. Reason : lies and errors]

1/26/2012 9:35:10 AM

^Seriously? That's news to me:
http://www.aoc.state.nc.us/www/ids/State%20Defender%20Offices/PD_Districts.htm

1/26/2012 9:36:07 AM

We're missing the N&O link:
http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/01/26/1807102/blogging-from-the-jury-pool.html

1/26/2012 9:39:22 AM

Quote :

"Other posters tell the two to "have fun guys!""

hey hey that was me!!

1/26/2012 9:49:00 AM

T-Dub is not a blog

1/26/2012 9:51:59 AM

""Some of these bloggers are saying, 'Wow, we have a member of our group on this jury, yee haw,' " Collins told the judge."

Did anyone here actually say this? I don't see it.

1/26/2012 9:52:17 AM

Quote :

"He wanted to ask more about the website, too. "Some of these bloggers are saying, 'Wow, we have a member of our group on this jury, yee haw,' " Collins told the judge. "

Is that against the law or something?

Also, I've never blogged in my life...not sure about you people.

[Edited on January 26, 2012 at 9:55 AM. Reason : ^ nobody said that exactly...but a couple of the posts are close enough i guess]

1/26/2012 9:53:40 AM

It is against the law to discuss/post/dream about ANYTHING related to jury duty, once you're been called. There is a question of whether that's only after you're given the instruction, or if it counts when you get your letter in the mail saying appear on this date. It's pretty clear, that IF begonias and Sayer actually were in the jury pool for this case, they didn't post at all once they were instructed.

1/26/2012 9:56:03 AM

Wow, guys...this is really interesting! I bet all of these people directed to this thread from the news would be SHOCKED to see what is being said in the hidden, exclusive, premium section of this website!

1/26/2012 9:57:49 AM

site_premium.aspx

1/26/2012 10:00:15 AM

I keep finding gems in the N&O article.

Quote :

"When prosecutors and defense attorneys in the murder trial of Jason Young agreed on one man for the jury panel, they were unaware that he might be a bit of a Web personality, too."

1/26/2012 10:03:02 AM

Quote :

"When prosecutors and defense attorneys in the murder trial of Jason Young agreed on one man for the jury panel, they were unaware that he might be a bit of a Web personality, too."

Quote :

"THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING"

1/26/2012 10:05:23 AM

anyone else think katie92 had a hand in getting this thread to the defense (based on her only comment in this thread)

1/26/2012 10:09:58 AM

Who keeps posting this?

Quote :

"This was a prank on WRAL/N&O. For years they've been reading the message board mentioned to get their "news", so the users made up the "I'm a juror" story to get on the news. The N&O fell for it completely. Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/01/26/1807102/blogging-from-the-jury-pool.html#storylink=cpy"

It seems to me that the defense attorney should spend less time browsing the web and more time inventing an alibi for his client.

[Edited on January 26, 2012 at 10:15 AM. Reason : .]

1/26/2012 10:14:34 AM

fuck Jason Young

I hope the TWWer on the jury that hasn't posted ITT yet avenges their fellow TWWers and defends the honor of our online community by VOTING TO FRY THIS MURDEROUS FUCK AND HIS FAGGOT ATTORNEY TOO

if you know who I'm talking about please don't out them ITT

[Edited on January 26, 2012 at 10:26 AM. Reason : y]

1/26/2012 10:25:56 AM

mootduff told me a few days ago he was on the jury selection pool as well, and i haven't heard from him since.

1/26/2012 10:28:48 AM

fuck BD

now his name will be all over the news too and we won't get our last laugh

edit that shit

1/26/2012 10:30:06 AM

why is settledown all angsty?

1/26/2012 10:31:22 AM

i heard the defense attorney might in fact have a facebook page and be an internet personality too!

they're insidious and they're worming their way into all facets of our society

won't someone please think of the children?

1/26/2012 10:31:32 AM

Yeah dude, moot is our ace in the jury hole. Remove his name quick, they're watching.

1/26/2012 10:32:08 AM

i heard The Judge is in on it as well

1/26/2012 10:33:34 AM

my favorite part is

Quote :

"The posters used grammatical mistakes and misspellings common to online message boards and abbreviated text messages, such as "LOL" for "laughing out loud" and "Mmk" for "OK.""

And I can only hear it in Unsolved Mysteries host Robert Stack's voice

1/26/2012 10:48:58 AM

I still feel that they didn't use my sn when they quoted me

1/26/2012 10:51:08 AM

...Where's Jackleg when we need him

1/26/2012 11:01:43 AM