Lesson 5-Twelve Angry Men(Part One) v. Supplementary Reading I heard all order of excuses as people were asked whether they could be biased. Jurors were asked individually, starting with number one going up to number 14(12 jurors, two alternates). While number one made it through the first round of questioning from the judge without a problem, three people were dismissed from the number-two spot before a suitable one was found. Excuses ranged from Ive been robbed before so i hate all robbers to"I can't miss work because I have to pay my exwife's alimony. One man even tried to use his experience as a producer for Court TV to suggest that he was biased against all courtroom settings The lawyers agreed to dismiss him, perhaps only to stop his whining. WBTLE To be continued on the next page.W B T L E Lesson 5—Twelve Angry Men (Part One) V. Supplementary Reading I heard all order of excuses as people were asked whether they could be biased. Jurors were asked individually, starting with number one going up to number 14 (12 jurors, two alternates). While number one made it through the first round of questioning from the judge without a problem, three people were dismissed from the number-two spot before a suitable one was found. Excuses ranged from "I've been robbed before, so I hate all robbers" to "I can't miss work because I have to pay my exwife's alimony." One man even tried to use his experience as a producer for Court TV to suggest that he was biased against all courtroom settings. The lawyers agreed to dismiss him, perhaps only to stop his whining. To be continued on the next page