Alright, I've been summoned again for Jury Duty!!!

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  • know1
    know1 Posts: 6,801
    I just got off of my 3rd term in 5 years. I think it's interesting, but the part I don't like is seeing government bureaucracy at work (going down to the courthouse, etc.)
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  • PatrickBateman
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    I just did a while ago and chose to postpone.....turns out I picked the week my wife is due to have our child....I wonder if you can postone again?

    Last time I went in New Britain, we watched movies all day, I told them how much I despise frivolous lawsuits and I was out.
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  • peacegirl
    peacegirl Posts: 841
    I've only been called once, got picked for a trial and loved it!
    I even got a free lunch the last day!
  • Jeremy1012
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    I think I'd refuse to sit. I wouldn't feel comfortable having that kind of power without any kind of expertise. Who the hell am I to decide that a person is guilty or innocent based on the SKILL of a lawyer and how they presented the case to me? That's not proof of anything.

    A jury might be the only "fair" way but it's not something I'd be comfortable with at all.
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  • Black Diamond
    Black Diamond Posts: 25,109
    _outlaw wrote:
    Remember: Innocent till proven guilty. If the evidence is not overwhelmingly clear that the defendant is guilty, then you can't vote him guilty.

    HAHAHA! The fact that this is coming from an outlaw is the best!!
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  • Collin
    Collin Posts: 4,931
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    I think I'd refuse to sit. I wouldn't feel comfortable having that kind of power without any kind of expertise. Who the hell am I to decide that a person is guilty or innocent based on the SKILL of a lawyer and how they presented the case to me? That's not proof of anything.

    A jury might be the only "fair" way but it's not something I'd be comfortable with at all.

    An 18 year old boy killed two people here. The lawsuit was on the news for weeks. Two experts gave their opinion about the boy's mental condition. They had different opinions, of course. The jury had to decide which one was right. What the hell?
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  • eyedclaar
    eyedclaar Posts: 6,980
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    I think I'd refuse to sit. I wouldn't feel comfortable having that kind of power without any kind of expertise. Who the hell am I to decide that a person is guilty or innocent based on the SKILL of a lawyer and how they presented the case to me? That's not proof of anything.

    A jury might be the only "fair" way but it's not something I'd be comfortable with at all.


    I hear you. Except I'd probably be thinking, "Shit, if they want this guy locked up, they'd want me executed."
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  • fuck
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    Black Diamond wrote:
    HAHAHA! The fact that this is coming from an outlaw is the best!!
    :D
  • aNiMaL
    aNiMaL Posts: 7,117
    peacegirl wrote:
    I've only been called once, got picked for a trial and loved it!
    I even got a free lunch the last day!
    Yeah, the judge bought us lunch on our last day too during deliberations. I think that was mainly so we would continue to deliberate white we ate.

    If nothing else, I hope to get some good reading time in.

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