Like many Americans, I see the Jury Summons in my mailbox as a major inconvenience. At one point I got my summons almost every year and I'm always called for criminal cases. In my short life, I've only been involved in one case that didn't involve blacks as defendants; it was a case on political fraud.

Two years ago, I noticed the court was trying something new to expedite time. So all the potential jurors were called to listen to three different cases with three black defendants (who look to be no older than 20 at the most) - to me, it was not an expedition of time to see the best juror fit but a psychological draining process.

But one black juror, a lady in her 50s during her interview gave a point blank reason why she wouldn't be objective in her judgment; her son while he was a teenager was wrongly convicted of a crime and spent time in prison. She told the judge and the lawyers she had no faith in the U.S justice system especially when it came to blacks. Who could blame her?

Sent by Moji | 5:51 PM ET | 12-03-2007