Quote Originally Posted by O2HeN2 View Post
A friend just told me what happened to him during his jury selection.

It was a domestic violence case and they were asking all the men "Would you hit a woman?" to which all were responding "No".

He got up and said "Yes". Everyone was shocked, and they asked him to expand on his answer.

His reply was along the lines "If I'm in fear of bodily harm from anyone, including a woman, I will fight back. So yes, I'd hit a woman."

Every man from that point forward answered "Yes" to the question.

O2
A different, yet truthful answer to judge asking about her "following her instructions" would have been:

I can judge defendant impartially according the laws of the State of Colorado and the United States Constitution and not according to instructions from another person.