Jury duty is part of being a good citizen. It’s important to give back to your country. you get a first-hand experience of how the judicial system in your country works. Not only can you benefit just from the learning process, but if you ever end up in court yourself, you’ll better understand how to speak with attorneys and judges, how to behave, and the documentation you’ll need for your case. Through your role as a juror, you can bring fairness and justice to the world, and make a big difference in the lives of others.
I never got a chance to show how much of a liability I would be at the one I did in the U.K., they didn’t ask me anything other than ‘can you show up’.
The one time I sat on a jury lasted a week for a man on trial for violently robbing a convenience store. I felt he was likely guilty, but there was not solid evidence to convict. We were hung. 15min after the prosecution came in to ask what they could have done better, and proceeded to tell us that he just got out on a 10yr conviction for robbing the exact same store but killed the clerk that time. Talk about mind fuck. I’ve been dreading my next summons.
I hate being called for jury duty. I think serving on a jury is an amazing thing and most people should do it proudly at least one time. My frustration is that I am a former law enforcement officer. So, since I am former I get summoned now, but never make it past selection as they don’t want a person like me in the box.
Served as the foreman of the jury on a murder trial.
Day one: Everyone is pissed at being selected. A couple of the jurors would’ve voted to convict right then and there.
Day two: Resignation.
Day three+: The responsibility starts to weigh in. You understand that someone’s life is in your hands. The jury starts to feel like a team, even if you don’t agree on everything. The common purpose: Don’t fuck this up.
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On getting out of jury duty:
I’m not sure of the way things work in other places, but our judge had a pretty short fuse for people obviously trying to dodge jury duty. He dressed one guy down for 30 minutes in front of the entire pool. Almost everyone who had legitimate excuses merely got a 90 day reprieve, meaning they’d be called back in 90 days, so they had time to get their shit in order.
In a weird bit of coincidence, a police officer who’d actually investigated the murder just happened to be in our pool. He was the first person excused.
As someone that has IBS, I simply cannot sit on a jury. I was really worried about having to still attend, but thankfully, the state made a sane decision.
Apparently the court would not have appreciated 5+ trips to the bathroom over the course of a few hours.
I’ve been called up several times in the last 50 years. I’ve been foreman twice. I think many more jurors should be excused for incompetency. We’ve been assured of a jury of our peers, or somebody’s peers, and i’ve seen how bad that can be.
I don’t have a answer to this problem.
I remember reading about one girl who decided to try and seem very racist and the judge saw right through her little act and instead of sending her home, made her sit through the entire jury selection process from start to finish.
I got out of jury duty last year. I wrote them a letter.
My mother had alzheimers and I appear to ge betting it too. I misppell thgins all the time unless I watch carefully. Normally on reddit I go back and fix all my mistakes at the end of writing the comment but this time i did not bother. I forget how to spell words I’ve known for years and leave out letetrs sometimes.
I once left my atm cardin the mchine twice in on month.
I go to the kitchen for a coffee and come back with a banana.
I learn thigns of do thgins and a mmonth later have compeetly forgotten I did it.
I once wroet soe code for a compute program and two months later wrote it again and tried to add it …only to discover I’d already one it and it was just sitting there.
I’m overweight at 140 kg and have trouble waling more than a few hundred meters.
I have sleep apnea.
I told them I could not think fo a worse jurt caunidate and i was worried i might not be able to carry out my duties properly.
They agreed and I was excused from jury dute.
Thank god. I was genuinley worried, I know if it was a long case in a few weeks I woudl already be starting to forget details..
I got called in twice and picked twice. I probably would have been called again but I moved out of the States.
My mom said she was picked a few years ago but they told her to home cuz she’s too old
Just saying something like “I believe police officers sometimes lie in their testimony” is enough to get you legally removed from the jury pool by the prosecution.
I actually got kicked off of a jury last summer. To start, I told the judge my mind was made up and that the court was wasting my time. I also made it clear that I wasn’t going to get involved in the courts popularity contest between the experts. Judge was pissed at me but dismissed me. I was sent back to the jury pool, visited by a couple of sheriffs and ultimately sent home. For $20/day the court can go fuck themselves as far as I am concerned.
Only had to show up once so far and was dismissed immediately because I didn’t think it was worth sending a father to jail because he smoked a joint while his kid was in a different room of his house.
You want to get out of jury duty, declare yourself a sovereign citizen, or an engineer.
Most prosecutors will reject anyone in an advanced technical field because they ask too many nuanced questions.
Most of of a prosecutors job, isn’t to “present the facts” its to present a narrative, to attempt to convince a group of people that the person is guilty. If the jurors want clarifications, or bring up sound questions during deliberations, it can flip the jury in place they can’t recover from.
As for the sovereign types, they bring up things like jury nullification, or bring up crazy theories that just cause chaos and confusion.
Jury duty is part of being a good citizen. It’s important to give back to your country. you get a first-hand experience of how the judicial system in your country works. Not only can you benefit just from the learning process, but if you ever end up in court yourself, you’ll better understand how to speak with attorneys and judges, how to behave, and the documentation you’ll need for your case. Through your role as a juror, you can bring fairness and justice to the world, and make a big difference in the lives of others.
RIP, he died a few years ago. Hilarious man
*Liz Lemon has entered the chat*
Just do like I do and don’t show up
J-U-R-Y N-U-L-L-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N
Wear a MAGA hat
“You don’t have to be for or against Jews. Just appear to be overly concerned about them” had me laughing out loud.
I never got a chance to show how much of a liability I would be at the one I did in the U.K., they didn’t ask me anything other than ‘can you show up’.
And the crime was just shoplifting.
The one time I sat on a jury lasted a week for a man on trial for violently robbing a convenience store. I felt he was likely guilty, but there was not solid evidence to convict. We were hung. 15min after the prosecution came in to ask what they could have done better, and proceeded to tell us that he just got out on a 10yr conviction for robbing the exact same store but killed the clerk that time. Talk about mind fuck. I’ve been dreading my next summons.
I hate being called for jury duty. I think serving on a jury is an amazing thing and most people should do it proudly at least one time. My frustration is that I am a former law enforcement officer. So, since I am former I get summoned now, but never make it past selection as they don’t want a person like me in the box.
So for me it is just a perpetual inconvenience.
How to avoid jury duty: Be a lawyer. Some states in the U.S. exempt lawyers from serving on juries.
Not that there’s anything wrong with lawyers serving on juries. It’s just that lawyers get to write the rules about who has to serve on juries.
Served as the foreman of the jury on a murder trial.
Day one: Everyone is pissed at being selected. A couple of the jurors would’ve voted to convict right then and there.
Day two: Resignation.
Day three+: The responsibility starts to weigh in. You understand that someone’s life is in your hands. The jury starts to feel like a team, even if you don’t agree on everything. The common purpose: Don’t fuck this up.
​
On getting out of jury duty:
I’m not sure of the way things work in other places, but our judge had a pretty short fuse for people obviously trying to dodge jury duty. He dressed one guy down for 30 minutes in front of the entire pool. Almost everyone who had legitimate excuses merely got a 90 day reprieve, meaning they’d be called back in 90 days, so they had time to get their shit in order.
In a weird bit of coincidence, a police officer who’d actually investigated the murder just happened to be in our pool. He was the first person excused.
As someone that has IBS, I simply cannot sit on a jury. I was really worried about having to still attend, but thankfully, the state made a sane decision.
Apparently the court would not have appreciated 5+ trips to the bathroom over the course of a few hours.
My wife got called for jury duty. She needs to show up 3 days after she has her knee replacement surgery. Probably get out of it
I’ve been called up several times in the last 50 years. I’ve been foreman twice. I think many more jurors should be excused for incompetency. We’ve been assured of a jury of our peers, or somebody’s peers, and i’ve seen how bad that can be.
I don’t have a answer to this problem.
Don’t piss off the judge during voir dire.
I remember reading about one girl who decided to try and seem very racist and the judge saw right through her little act and instead of sending her home, made her sit through the entire jury selection process from start to finish.
I got out of jury duty last year. I wrote them a letter.
My mother had alzheimers and I appear to ge betting it too. I misppell thgins all the time unless I watch carefully. Normally on reddit I go back and fix all my mistakes at the end of writing the comment but this time i did not bother. I forget how to spell words I’ve known for years and leave out letetrs sometimes.
I once left my atm cardin the mchine twice in on month.
I go to the kitchen for a coffee and come back with a banana.
I learn thigns of do thgins and a mmonth later have compeetly forgotten I did it.
I once wroet soe code for a compute program and two months later wrote it again and tried to add it …only to discover I’d already one it and it was just sitting there.
I’m overweight at 140 kg and have trouble waling more than a few hundred meters.
I have sleep apnea.
I told them I could not think fo a worse jurt caunidate and i was worried i might not be able to carry out my duties properly.
They agreed and I was excused from jury dute.
Thank god. I was genuinley worried, I know if it was a long case in a few weeks I woudl already be starting to forget details..
Simpsons did it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmgcbsFFY1A
I got called in twice and picked twice. I probably would have been called again but I moved out of the States.
My mom said she was picked a few years ago but they told her to home cuz she’s too old
Being honest will get you removed from any jury.
Just saying something like “I believe police officers sometimes lie in their testimony” is enough to get you legally removed from the jury pool by the prosecution.
I actually got kicked off of a jury last summer. To start, I told the judge my mind was made up and that the court was wasting my time. I also made it clear that I wasn’t going to get involved in the courts popularity contest between the experts. Judge was pissed at me but dismissed me. I was sent back to the jury pool, visited by a couple of sheriffs and ultimately sent home. For $20/day the court can go fuck themselves as far as I am concerned.
Jerk prison lol
Rip
Only had to show up once so far and was dismissed immediately because I didn’t think it was worth sending a father to jail because he smoked a joint while his kid was in a different room of his house.
The other time was cancelled before the date.
You want to get out of jury duty, declare yourself a sovereign citizen, or an engineer.
Most prosecutors will reject anyone in an advanced technical field because they ask too many nuanced questions.
Most of of a prosecutors job, isn’t to “present the facts” its to present a narrative, to attempt to convince a group of people that the person is guilty. If the jurors want clarifications, or bring up sound questions during deliberations, it can flip the jury in place they can’t recover from.
As for the sovereign types, they bring up things like jury nullification, or bring up crazy theories that just cause chaos and confusion.
Easy way to get out of JD is file out the financial hardship or child care form. Not complicated.