I have jury duty tomorrow morning.

[evilbutterfly]

I'm 19 years old.

I swear, I better win the lottery or something after bad luck like this.

[Squeek]

Better than being in the other side of the courtroom.

There's a way out of jury duty. Say psychological trauma will affect your decision. Or bring a form from your parents that says you're crazy.

[MilfeulleSakuraba]

I had jury duty earlier this year. Since it was in the middle of the school year I used my one delay to push it to the summer.

They ended up canceling it later because, in going home for the summer, I had moved out of the courthouse's region.

Owned.

[Nyokou]

Ha ha, good luck with that.

Everyone wants to win the lottery.. especially my parents. XD

[Tasselfoot]

i was summoned twice to jury duty during college... got out of it both times for being a student out of state.

how the hell were you not able to get out of it for being a student?

[GuidoHunter]

Eh? I got summoned, but since I was in an institution of higher learning I was exempt. No pushing back or anything, just plain got out of it.

EDIT (Tass ninja'd): I'm a student in state and that's all I needed...

I will serve some time, though.

--Guido

http://andy.mikee385.com

[JurseyRider734]

Why couldn't this thread be posted a few months ago? I had a project on finding people who were called to do jury duty/who served on a jury and what they thought of it and stuff.


Ah well, too late =\

[JasonKey]

just make sure you go vote in either case.

[Squeek]

Yes, that will be important. ps vote democrat

[lord_carbo]

Dress like you just got out of bed (don't groom or anything), walk in looking half alseep, and whenever there's a case with a black or hispanic guy, say things like "oh, one of them" or "those kind are always causing problems."

Works all the time.

[JurseyRider734]

Originally Posted by lord_carbo

Dress like you just got out of bed (don't groom or anything), walk in looking half alseep, and whenever there's a case with a black or hispanic guy, say things like "oh, one of them" or "those kind are always causing problems."

Works all the time.

Because you know from first-hand experience, right?

[evilbutterfly]

Well I haven't gotten out of it because I haven't gone to the courthouse or anything. They had a number on the summons I had to call and make sure they need me, and I called it, but it was completely automated. Recording said everybody with juror numbers between 1 and 144 (I think 144? Can't remember, but 12*12 = 144, and that'd make sense) had to show up for jury briefing at 9am. My juror number = 88

Hopefully at this briefing they'll find out that I'd miss classes and work and that they're ruining my life with this crap. I'll at least miss my lab (whoohoo once a week thing that I'll have to find a replacement to attend -___-) which is in the morning, so that already sucks. I think people should have to sign up as wanting to be jurors and they should pull those people first so that fewer people who hate jury duty have to do it.

I just hope I get out of it. :/

[Squeek]

EB, they always call for more people than they need. If they need 50, they call 75. Something like that.

You'll find out. I'm pretty sure you'll be able to get out just by saying you're in college.

[_A2P]

This is what you do to avoid jury duty:

-Answer questions the prosecuter doesnt favor. (Yes, I have driven drunk. I do it all the time.)
-Answer questions the defendant doesnt favor (No I have not driven drunk. I've lost a family member to drunk drivers.)

Voila

[FishFishRevolution]

-Answer questions the defendant doesnt favor (No I have never urinated publically into a stranger's hat. I've lost a family member in a related incident.)

[lord_carbo]

Originally Posted by JurseyRider734

Because you know from first-hand experience, right?

ya i do

[whorlichan]

I was summonsed (is that correct? It looks wrong) to jury duty once in Cali and showed up for it. They refused to just let me out of it due to school obligations so..we sat around for 3 hours, during the course of which we learned that the trial we were waiting to be chosen for would last approximately 4-8 weeks. I was SO PISSED OFF.

Then they called a long list of names of people who would NOT be in the jury pool and mine was the very last one. So I went home happy.

Then I got a summons here in Pennsylvania...and I wrote them an e-mail that said I'm on anti-depressants and felt that they would distort my judgement and did not feel competent to be a juror. They said I didn't have to go. Yay me!

EDIT: I am not actually on anti-depressants anymore, but it remains an excellent excuse.

[evilbutterfly]

I showed up, watched the little video they made us all watch at once, and when the lady was like "I'll be at this desk right here if you have any questions ^___^!!" I walked over and was like "uhhhh, yeah, in that video it said I might ask to get out of jury duty. I'm a student" and she was like "oh that's just fine it's supposed to go to a judge but he'd let you out anyway and I really think you guys should be exempt cuz you have classes and such and it's just not fair to you that you have to miss class but here is an excuse thing that you can show your teachers have a nice day you're free to go ^_____^V" and I'm like o____O k.

On my way out (waiting for the elevator (it was on the 6th floor of the courthouse wtf)) some other guy saw me and said "Oh, you got out too, eh? I got out of it. My wife is expecting...in a month!! MWAHAHAHA!!" He seemed like a nice guy.

[sertman]

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[Tokzic]

Tomorrow, I'm serving as witness.

I'd love to say it's for a gruesome serial murderapist, but it's for a speeding ticket.