Oh fuck! Jury duty!

[JVS]

Oh Lord, why hast thou forsaken me?

[GirlinContempt]

1. I think if you talk to them for five minutes about your best friend

you'll be safe.

[JVS]

2. Hey, just because I said the Kulaks got what they deserved doesn't make Stalin my best friend!

And who the hell is going to ask a jury about Soviet Collectivization?

[GirlinContempt]

Sorry, sorry

"makeout buddy".
My bad.

[JVS]

5. You should make a T-shirt with Stalin and caption the picture with "Free Moustache Rides"

[GirlinContempt]

6. I was thinking

"It tickles when I kiss"
but maybe yours is better.

[Rambis]

3. Try this

on the questionnaire say...
I figure if they got arrested the had to have been doing something wrong or the police would not have stopped them. I have never been picked 3-3.

[joneschick]

4. the last time I got jury duty

I just had to call in each day for the next day's instructions. I never actually had to show up. If you have to go, at least take a good book. :hi:

[AllegroRondo]

7. just do as George Carlin suggests

tell them you'd make a great juror because you can tell if they're guilty just by looking at them.

[WritingIsMyReligion]

26. Haha--I just saw that Carlin routine last night on YouTube.

Isn't that from the "Playing With Your Head" set from '86?

[cemaphonic]

8. I just got summonned, but not called.

Here in WA, you do actually have to show up instead of being able to call in, so 2 days burned.

[davsand]

9. Do not take your cell phone with you. Seriously.

A couple of weeks ago I spent an entire afternoon locked in one of those witness rooms in that courthouse (work related) and I am dead serious when I say they will not allow cell phones in the Champaign County Courthouse any more. Hell--I am a County employee with a County ID tag and I still had to go thru that security and I still was told no cell phones. Any kind of blade is also a no-no. I keep my office keys on a key chain with a TINY pocket Swiss Army knife (the blade is less than an inch long!) on it, and I had to take that back to my car.

When you walk up to the Courthouse be sure to look around the odd corners outside the doors because people leave stuff out there that they can't take in side. NOT that you'd want some of this stuff--but I'm just sayin...



Laura

[JVS]

10. thanks for the tip

[SacredCow]

21. I think it's an inconsistent rule....

When I went to court for my divorce, I had to run back to my car because my cell phone had a camera on it. (WTF? I'm divorcing her- you REALLY think I want pictures to remember her by???)

Then, when I had jury duty last year, we went through a metal detector and that's it. I had my laptop with me, and they didn't search my bag. For all they knew, I could have brought an assault rifle into the building.

Man, I feel safe. LOL

[CottonBear]

11. It's a civic duty. I've served on a Grand Jury and it was a great experience.

If you were in trial, you'd want some smart people with good common sense to serve on your jury.

I've been interviewed for traverse jury 4 times but never chosen.

BTW, the Superior Court judges in my town do not allow one to bring reading material to the court. I did once and a baliff poked me in the arm with a billy stick and made me put away my paper.

[Beer Snob-50]

12. only once did i actually serve on a jury

three day attempted murder trial. extra martial affairs, mafia hitmen in detox, awesome stuff.

[billyskank]

13. Act intelligent

One side will definitely get you thrown off the jury.

[JVS]

19. d'oh, if only I knew how to do that. I'm screwn

[rug]

14. Remember, bank robbery is simply premature expropriation.

[Omphaloskepsis]

15. If you don't do it someone else has to....

What makes you a special snowflake?

[JVS]

18. i can live wth that

[Lil Missy]

16. It's really pretty interesting.

I've been called twice but only served once. I was the jury foreman. A civil case that was such a gouge, so we sent a message by awarding $1 to the husband of the plaintiff, and the sum for 2 future Dr visits to the wife. Long story, but they were trying to cheat the system and requested millions in future wages and pain and suffering. We didn't agree, and slapped them down.

[dembotoz]

17. learning experience

I learned that if you get arrested-you are screwed-at least where I live.
People around here actually say that if the person was arrested they must be guilty.

[Renew Deal]

20. You should take pride in doing your civic duty.

:patriot:

[Manifestor_of_Light]

22. Just tell em you're prejudiced against one side.

The last time I went down for jury duty, I knew the judge and the lawyers for both sides. That's because I was a court reporter for nearly 20 years. And I have a law degree. They asked me if I was prejudiced and I said "I was sued for a declaratory judgment by an insurance company." so I was struck from the panel.

I also took along "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" for subversive looking reading matter.

[CBGLuthier]

23. I served on a rape trial

Rape of a 15 year old to boot. Plus I had just a few months ago started a new business that I could not tend to wjile serving. Fortunately, the guy pled out after her testimony. Unfortunately, the guy did not plead out until AFTER HER TESTIMONY.

Do your damn duty and smile citizen and hopefully it will not be too unpleasant .

[hunter]

24. I always get sent home. Just by being honest.

It would be interesting to serve on a jury, but I no longer believe I'll ever make it through the selection process.

[WritingIsMyReligion]

25. I know a woman who loves jury duty.

Fucking insane. :crazy: