Author Topic: Jury duty (Read 706 times)

midnight Target · « **Reply #15 on:** February 14, 2003, 03:26:57 PM »

Always used to get out of it due to financial hardship. (Was a single parent).

Now I have a job that supports jury duty and I have never been called since I started here.

I'd love to serve.

AKIron · « **Reply #16 on:** February 14, 2003, 03:35:19 PM »

Did it a couple of months ago. Was a misdemeanor that never should have been brought to trial. Full day of testimony, ten minutes discussion to turn him loose.

emodin · « **Reply #17 on:** February 14, 2003, 03:43:49 PM »

You're lucky. I had 3 months serving on the criminal grand jury for my county. I must say it was pretty interesting stuff since we had multiple cases, and grand jurists get to ask questions of the witnesses.

StSanta · « **Reply #18 on:** February 15, 2003, 04:34:40 AM »

Heheh that angel can be a squeak eh Ripsnort?

Like when I came home to Denmark after living in Sweden all those years. An election came up, but I dinnae know anything about the parties so I couldn't vote and have a clear conscience about it. 1-0 to angel.

On the election day, I still went and cast an empty ballot. People have died defending my right to do so, and it'd be a slight to them if I did not exercise my rights and duties. 2-0 to angel.

Most Danes seem to see it the same way. Attendance is usually 80-90 per cent. With the US running at 40-50, I guess it's clear that Danes aren't as disillusioned with politicians as Americans.

Easier to rule a small relatively wealthy yet non influencial country, I gather.

ccvi · « **Reply #19 on:** February 15, 2003, 05:30:41 AM »

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Originally posted by StSanta
Most Danes seem to see it the same way. Attendance is usually 80-90 per cent. With the US running at 40-50, I guess it's clear that Danes aren't as disillusioned with politicians as Americans.

In the US one vote is 1/250000000th (not taking into account that sometimes the guy with less votes wins anyway), in Denmar it's about 50 times as much.

ET · « **Reply #20 on:** February 15, 2003, 06:18:42 AM »

Bring something to read. Time drags on and on and on.

lord dolf vader · « **Reply #21 on:** February 15, 2003, 06:45:18 AM »

the lawyer that allows him in a jury will be hard to find.

they avouid hi iq folks and how shall i say it? am talkshow listeners.

lazs2 · « **Reply #22 on:** February 15, 2003, 09:46:54 AM »

"Always used to get out of it due to financial hardship. (Was a single parent).

Now I have a job that supports jury duty and I have never been called since I started here.

I'd love to serve.

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bet the new guy is a gun owner.
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vorticon · « **Reply #23 on:** February 15, 2003, 10:38:07 AM »

go dressed as a mafia hitman:D darken around your eyes then glare at the defence for making you go the entire time your there...

capt. apathy · « **Reply #24 on:** February 15, 2003, 10:48:28 AM »

personaly I'd love to be able to serve on a jury.

unfortunatly they won't let you say "I'm available from december through feb each winter". I've got 2 summons for jury duty both in may. with my work I usually am working 7 days a week 12 hours a day in may and am still broke from sitting around all winter. can't really afford to miss the work. if I had a more steady income or they wanted me to serve when I could afford to I'd gladly go.

btw- does it seem to you guys that the same people who squeak the loudest about stupid court settlements are the ones who would never let them selves get 'stuck' with jury duty.

eskimo2 · « **Reply #25 on:** February 15, 2003, 10:56:36 AM »

I think that we should have professional jurors.
You would need a 4 year degree and have to pass a watered down bar type exam. Jurors would be randomly selected for each case and could not be "deselected" by lawyers. They would work full time and recieve fair salaries.

The Exon Valdez oil spill trial lasted about a year (if I recall). I'm not too sure about the exact details, but I believe many or most of the jurors either divorced or lost their businesses within a year of the trial ending.

I think the benifit of the current system does not meet the cost imposed on many inocent victoms... the jurors.

eskimo

Nomde · « **Reply #26 on:** February 15, 2003, 11:13:32 AM »

Tell ya the truth, just be honest. I'd sit there with some string and make a few hangman knots, hehe

StSanta · « **Reply #27 on:** February 15, 2003, 11:53:35 AM »

eskimo, what you describe is what we have here.

capt. apathy · « **Reply #28 on:** February 15, 2003, 12:04:01 PM »

You would need a 4 year degree and have to pass a watered down bar type exam. Jurors would be randomly selected for each case and could not be "deselected" by lawyers. They would work full time and recieve fair salaries.
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the judge is suposed to know the law and make sure it's followed. the jury needs to be 'of your peers'. sort of a 'where his actions reasonable', 'what would I have done in his shoes' thing.

if it required a 4 year degree then people without money wouldn't be fairly represented.

not that they are now (if you're broke how do you afford a decent attny) but having all the jurists be people who can afford an education makes it worse.

as an example.

say you live in a bad part of town. a guy comes upto you on the street (waiting until you where in a spot that is mostly out of sight to the average passer-by) he asks if you have a couple bucks you can borrow, you see a screwdriver in his pocket, you have nowwhere ot run, but a very small window to attack him.

anyone from my part of town would realize you where about to be mugged and find anything you did to this guy at that point reasonable.

most people who make enough cash to afford a decent education would wonder if he just needed cab fare.

ET · « **Reply #29 on:** February 15, 2003, 07:02:48 PM »

1. You tell the defense lawyer that since his client was arrested in the first place he is probably guilty of something.

2. You tell the prosecutor that you have had run ins with cops that think they are gods and a lot of times they are wrong.

3. You tell the judge that since you have already served your country in the military for x amount of years that thay should get some one that hasn't to replace you.

4. You go home or to jail, or wind up on the jury anyway.