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UntilTheNDofTimE

UntilTheNDofTimE

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Why was i so stupid? I always got summonings to Jury Duty but i always made up a excuse to postpone it. Ive got like 15 of em over the past 3 years it seems like and i keep postponing em. This time i got 1 and im pretty tired of working 12-15 hour nights the past 5 weeks so i said fuck it ill go. my Job pays for 20 days worth of Jury service.

So neways i showed up today and was there for 3 hours before they sent me home :shakeit:
I gotta be back tomorrow at 9 am. trial could last 6 weeks if im selected to the jury. wooooo :greencheck:
 
I've never done it. Sometimes I think it would be an interesting experience but then other times I think I would hate it. What if I was stuck on a jury with the 11 stupidest people from the forums and had to try to debate law with them?

I wouldn't enjoy that.
 
Im happy because my job has been pissing me off lately. So i took off 2 days early last week, was on light duty wed,thurs,friday cause i lost my voice so i cudnt do my normal job, and this week ill be on jury duty all week. Amazing how all this wonderful stuff happens all at once. :uteot:
 
Speaking of which what are the guidelines for showing up to work after Jury duty?

Like i usually work from 5pm-7am everyday so obviously i cant be expected to go to work and then directly to Jury duty and never sleep. So as long as im at jury duty for any point in a given day i dont have to go to work that day correct?

Most people at my job that serve i never see them again til fridays. But im wondering if i cud somehow get in trouble for not going to work if im only at jury duty for 2-3 hours. No way for my employer to know how long i was actually there correct?

Id call my HR and verify with this but the bitch wud prab tell me i have to go to work and theyll let me off after 8 hours but im going to at least get 1 day off because of this so ill probably call tomorrow and see what they say.
 
wal66
I've been called 4 times selected twice and was forman on both. I personally love it and take it seriously.
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Hardly the top news story of the day pal. Anyone here that has known you (ie read your posts) could have figured this out too easily.

Wallaaaay!


Timer, if you want to get out of jury duty just say something like "I never knew a convicted felon could be chosen for jury duty."
(Make sure you say it loud enough for the right people to hear.)
If that doesn't get you out of jury duty nothing will.
 
betplom
Hardly the top news story of the day pal. Anyone here that has known you (ie read your posts) could have figured this out too easily.

Wallaaaay!


Timer, if you want to get out of jury duty just say something like "I never knew a convicted felon could be chosen for jury duty."
(Make sure you say it loud enough for the right people to hear.)
If that doesn't get you out of jury duty nothing will.
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why would i want to get out when my employer pays me to be there and do nothing. I dont get why people want to get out of jury duty. The only time i cud see this is if you didn't have a job.
 
UntilTheNDofTimE
why would i want to get out when my employer pays me to be there and do nothing. I dont get why people want to get out of jury duty. The only time i cud see this is if you didn't have a job.
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Most people get bored to tears sitting in a waiting room for hours/days/weeks with nothing to do except read magazines and stare at the other jurors.

If you don't mind that then I understand why you would like to be in the jury pool. Also, some people like their jobs and would prefer being there instead.
 
My first one was a drug trial and the second involved an officer shooting a suspect.

The first one was like straight out of 12 Angry Men. I managed to convince the other 9 (only 10 jurors for these) that the prosecutor was weak in his evidence and the cop was sketchy in his testimony.

The second one we found the shooting was justified but there were some serious questions about some of the evidence. Problem was while we agreed the defendant was guilty and the officer acted in good faith we had no degrees of right or wrong. Laws are very cut and dry and sometimes you have to choose which way to go in a gray situation.
 
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