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Reply to: #704794 by LuLaHe
May 31, 2012 11:40am
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why is jury duty a problem?

Well.... last time I served on a Jury, it was pretty bad:

The trial lasted over 2 months -- a murder trial where the victim was stabbed over 100 times. It was pretty gruesome.

On top of that, one of the other jurors had an epileptic fit and landed on top of me!

And, another juror infected us all with swine flu.
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Reply to: #704854 by Dizzy
May 31, 2012 11:43am
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Plus I couldn't get the whoopie cushion through Security.

Quitter.

And your silly string is still in the back of my car, cause you didn't want to take it on the plane. You really need to stop slacking off...
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Reply to: #704839 by BfloAnonChick
May 31, 2012 11:48am
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I've only been called once

I've been a registered voter for over 20 years, and have never been called for jury duty. Maybe that's because I'd actually LIKE to do it and wouldn't try to get out of it.

Go figure.

GJ
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Reply to: #704794 by LuLaHe
May 31, 2012 12:22pm
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I sat on a jury. it was very eye opening. the girl next to me laughed because i was the 12th person picked and she wasnt'. They had to call her in because one of the other jurers didn't show. She was pretty upset. the judge made the other jurer sit thru the week long trial any way for not showing up. We put a man in prison for 20 years for stealing beer. It became a felony when he simply showed his knife in the parking lot and we were forced to go that high because he had several priors. The prosecution wanted us to put him in for 4o years. I know he should not have stolen the beer, but 20 years seems like a long time! It isn't as easy as every one says when you are watching the news and you say "id have just done this!" They blind side you with the details after you come back with the guilty verdict. I would still serve again if i had to. that is what im counting on if i ever need a jury of my peers.
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Reply to: #704846 by wassamatta u
May 31, 2012 3:08pm
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I got a questionarrie a month or so ago. Under occupation I put housewife and havent heard any thing. I was also informed by the instructions in the questionarrie that they have daycare. Yay!
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Reply to: #704860 by 55 Steps
May 31, 2012 4:07pm
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Uh, yeah, that is a bit different from my experiences! Mine have been short trials, involving people behaving stupidly. Other than that, no where near what you've been through. Sounds like a lousy two months.
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Reply to: #704794 by LuLaHe
May 31, 2012 4:08pm
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Have to report for day #2 tomorrow. As of right now, I'm juror #3.
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Reply to: #704860 by 55 Steps
Jun 1, 2012 6:56am
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Well.... last time I served on a Jury, it was pretty bad:

The trial lasted over 2 months -- a murder trial where the victim was stabbed over 100 times. It was pretty gruesome.

On top of that, one of the other jurors had an epileptic fit and landed on top of me!

And, another juror infected us all with swine flu.

That is awful - almost like the jurors were under a different trial themselves!!
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Reply to: #704866 by GreenJello
Jun 1, 2012 7:03am
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I've been a registered voter for over 20 years, and have never been called for jury duty. Maybe that's because I'd actually LIKE to do it and wouldn't try to get out of it.

Go figure.

GJ, I am with you - I would love to serve on jury duty, both for the experience and for the sense of civic duty it represents (that differs from paying taxes!). My work pays for attending jury duty as if you are at work, so the loss of wages is not a factor, which is nice. The only problem is I NEVER get asked. My wife and I have been together for nearly twenty years and she has been called probably ten times or more while I never get called - ever. Kind of a bummer!

She again starts jury duty for a week at the end of the month...sigh.

Jeff *waiting his turn for a Sandwich Paradox*
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Reply to: #704794 by LuLaHe
Jun 1, 2012 9:15am
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Dismissed. :( Back to my boring life!
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Reply to: #705048 by LuLaHe
Jun 1, 2012 9:43am
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I delayed mine for 6 months. I'll be sure to give them your name when I get called back in October.
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Reply to: #705025 by FORAYCH
Jun 1, 2012 2:13pm
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I was called to Jury Duty two months after I moved to a different state. I had to Contact my old state and tell them I moved. I was so bummed :(

But now I am a police officer and see court all the time...borning!!
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Reply to: #704794 by LuLaHe
Jun 1, 2012 2:38pm
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I have been called to jury duty NINE times- yes, you heard correctly. Municipal, Common Pleas and Federal Court. Cases I have seen include burglary, income tax evasion, embezzling from a church, harboring a fugitive, and I don't even remember all of them.

The last two times I sent the questionnaire back and wrote something like "Doesn't anybody else live around here? I've done my duty." And I got off. -Rose
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Reply to: #705079 by buf-chick
Jun 1, 2012 2:56pm
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I even have her trading card!!

HI Rachel!

GG Dana
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Reply to: #704822 by BfloAnonChick
Jun 1, 2012 5:15pm
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I would happily serve for jury duty . . . except I get the most horrible, pounding, throbbing, aching headache every time I do. I think it must be the lighting in the courthouse, but by the time I've been there a couple of hours, I'm miserable! Doesn't seem to matter if I'm in the jury room, or in a courtroom answering lawyers' questions.
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Reply to: #705083 by Rosmarinus
Jun 1, 2012 6:07pm
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Exciting neighborhood you live in, Rosmarinus! I was called twice in Chicago, but wasn't selected. The trials might have been interesting - product liability and alleged medical malpractice. They didn't want someone with my background serving. So finally I served here on a case I cannot understand how it was ever brought to trial. I'm sure we don't know half of it, but the prosecutor didn't present a winning case. All over a couple of old kids (19-21) behaving badly and fighting over a cell phone.
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Reply to: #705083 by Rosmarinus
Jun 2, 2012 8:07am
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Wondering if maybe that's why I was dismissed...too much knowledge of the system. There we people decades older than me, and this was their first time being called, much less serving on a trial.
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Reply to: #705085 by Goofy girl
Jun 2, 2012 11:49am
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I even have her trading card!!

So, should someone do a tracker for this? What would a Jury Duty LTC even be like?
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Reply to: #704794 by LuLaHe
Jun 9, 2012 8:00pm
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What a timely post. I asked to be removed from jury duty because I literally have NO ONE to watch my youngest...my oldest leaves for camp in the morning. I was told by the judge to lump it. I'm considering showing up with my child in tow. I'm more than a little ticked off. I was perfectly fine with it when called and ready to serve...but then they moved the trial. This may be my first time to serve but I'm certainly unhappy and going in with a very bad attitude.
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Reply to: #707383 by One Particular Harbor
Jun 9, 2012 9:33pm
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That is a common problem, unfortunately child care problems do not get you excused from jury duty. =( Good Luck

~Aurora
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Reply to: #707399 by The hicks from the sticks
Jun 10, 2012 6:44am
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our county court provides daycare for jurors with children ... I think the federal court in OKC may also
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Reply to: #707399 by The hicks from the sticks
Jun 10, 2012 8:55am
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I was deferred once because I was the sole caregiver for a child under six.

Of course, now said child is in college so it's unlikely I'll ever be able to get away with that again!

DebBee
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Reply to: #707467 by DebBee
Jun 10, 2012 9:20am
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Of course, now said child is in college so it's unlikely I'll ever be able to get away with that again!

I have more sympathy for parents with college-aged kids than parents with children under six. ;o)

-- Ryan
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Reply to: #707471 by Green Tortuga
Jun 10, 2012 11:15am
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I have more sympathy for parents with college-aged kids than parents with children under six. ;o)

It's evident that the great Green One has never had a small child...... However, if he would like to babysit mine while I go sit and reflect in a quiet place on the shores of the Olympic Peninsula, I'm sure I can find the airfare to get me and my child to WA. And no pawning him off on my family in Gig Harbor.....

BB
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Reply to: #707492 by Bungalow Boxer
Jun 10, 2012 11:30am
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It's evident that the great Green One has never had a small child......

It's evident you've never had a teenager. ;o)

Small kids and I generally get along pretty well. =)

-- Ryan
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Reply to: #707494 by Green Tortuga
Jun 10, 2012 11:37am
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It's evident that the great Green One has never had a small child......

It's evident you've never had a teenager.

As someone who has had both, I have to weigh in with Bungalow Boxer on this one. Don't get me wrong, teenagers present their own unique challenges -- but it is small children that you have to watch CONSTANTLY.
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Reply to: #707383 by One Particular Harbor
Jun 10, 2012 12:53pm
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I'm considering showing up with my child in tow.

I would. If they won't excuse you because you don't have a sitter, it's their own problem. Personally, I will not leave my children with a sitter. Ever. Personal experiences from when I was a child make it impossible for me to trust any sitter and there's not a judge or court in this country that can change my mind.
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Reply to: #707494 by Green Tortuga
Jun 10, 2012 1:43pm
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Oh... and GT.... If you're so good with young children, I'll be more than happy to drop my son off. He needs to be potty trained ;-)

BB
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Reply to: #707496 by 55 Steps
Jun 10, 2012 2:44pm
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teenagers present their own unique challenges -- but it is small children that you have to watch CONSTANTLY.

I actually have both currently. Sorry, but I agree with GT. I needed to watch the older one a lot more as he got older than I did when he was younger. Younger ones are loud when they are being "sneaky" but teenagers know how to keep it quiet. Even now that my oldest doesn't live with us, the short amount of time he's here is when I need to be at my most alert.
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Reply to: #707508 by Bungalow Boxer
Jun 10, 2012 6:16pm
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He needs to be potty trained ;-)

Well, I'm not around to help out, but I can give you some useful advice.

  • Teach potty training outdoors.
  • Keep a hose nearby. (It should be attached to a working faucet, just to be clear!)

Ummm, yeah, that's pretty much all there is to it. =)

-- Ryan