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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
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Reply to: #707494 by Green Tortuga
Jun 10, 2012 8:05pm
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Tomorrow, my teenager gets to take care of his baby cousin. Should be interesting. He has ZERO experience with babies!

DebBee
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Jun 11, 2012 6:55am
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Tomorrow, my teenager gets to take care of his baby cousin. Should be interesting. He has ZERO experience with babies!

The best contraceptive, money can't buy.

Jeff
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Reply to: #707383 by One Particular Harbor
Jun 11, 2012 10:39am
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The defendant pled guilty before we got into the courtroom. Yay! No duty for at least 2 years! Weeeeee!!
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Reply to: #707696 by One Particular Harbor
Jun 11, 2012 10:49am
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your cake is waiting for you on the look at me board!!!
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Reply to: #707646 by FORAYCH
Jun 11, 2012 12:09pm
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I was astonished that he agreed to do it. He HATES babies! He must be really desperate for money. I can't wait to hear what he says when he gets home!
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Reply to: #707718 by DebBee
Jun 11, 2012 11:11pm
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So what did he say about his experience? Any newfound insight?

Jeff
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Reply to: #707399 by The hicks from the sticks
Jun 12, 2012 3:03pm
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I think it does in CA. I just had one come to my parents house and I seem to remember it being listed as an excuse on the paper. Of course since we're military and don't actually live in CA, though it is our state of residence, I had two valid excuses.
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Reply to: #708000 by trilla_marion
Jun 12, 2012 5:06pm
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I just had one come to my parents house and I seem to remember it being listed as an excuse on the paper.

If I recall correctly (and that is ALWAYS an iffy proposition, at best), that can be used as a one-time deferral, but not as an excuse. When I was on Duty, the judge was VERY clear, saying he would NOT excuse anyone based on childcare needs, unless it was a documented special-needs situation (and you'd better have REAL proof, not a scribbled note from your alleged doctor). He was quite adamant in his introductory speech, and STILL several people tried to get excused for childcare issues. THey were not only denied, but he gave them a very pointed version of that same speech each time (which tended to discourage others from trying again). I don't know if it was ALL Judges' policy to do that, or just his, but I suspect they all did this.
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Reply to: #708038 by wassamatta u
Jun 12, 2012 6:11pm
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Hmm that sucks. I find that to be incredibly crappy seeing as how some people live where they have no family to baby sit for them. I realize plenty of people probably say that just to get out of it but there are certainly plenty of real cases where someone just doesn't have a babysitter or any family to watch for them.
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Reply to: #708055 by trilla_marion
Jun 12, 2012 6:45pm
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I can't agree with you more. When my hubby was in the Army we had no family around and he was often gone for months at a time.
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Reply to: #708064 by One Particular Harbor
Jun 12, 2012 7:32pm
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Exactly. Plus my husband isn't necessarily going to be able to get leave so he can stay and watch our daughter and it's not as if he can just call off from work.
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Reply to: #708038 by wassamatta u
Jun 13, 2012 8:00am
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he would NOT excuse anyone based on childcare needs

It irks me to no end when a mother is not excused when she is breastfeeding her baby. That baby's health and well-being should trump the need to serve on a jury.

GJ
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Reply to: #708164 by GreenJello
Jun 13, 2012 8:27am
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I was excused from a Jury for that when my oldest was 4 months old.. I didn't know it yet but I was also pregnant with my second one and would have been excused for that... he excused pregnant women also.

GG