Jury duty!

But I WANT to do it. Why wouldn't I?

i think it could be pretty interesting and i wouldn't try to get out of it.

why would you want to?

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Originally Posted by slipknotpsycho

why would you want to?

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Because I am a responsible citizen.
And If people like us don't go, then the idiots and assholes are in charge.

Ooh sounds interesting, would you be getting paid for this at all?

I think it'd be interesting to do jury duty. It's probably one of the few ways that regular citizens have a direct say in something the government is trying to do.

I know, I know the judicial system in the US is pretty fucked up. But we regular people have to put in our two cents somehow. Right?

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Originally Posted by Nation_1ne

Out of curiosity why would you want to get out of it?

I can think of reasons why people may not want too, and it may apply to you also. As I said I'm just curious.

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Because I've been on juries, and Grand Juries, and I've done enough. A lot of people never get called, or picked, and I physically do not feel up to sitting in a court room, and jury room, any more. I do not even believe in the jury system. I am NOT a "peer" of the (mostly) criminals and low lifes that end up on trial. The assistant DA's are just out for themselves, and half the time they screw-up the prosecution anyway.

They should have professionals to decide these things, not amateurs like us. I am not a lawyer, or a judge.

I'm just sick and tired of it - pick someone else. I've done my duty, and I have more important things with my time than sit around with a bunch of strange people that I have absolutely nothing in common with. I can't even eat "regular" food since I found out I have Celiac two and a half years ago, but the courts don't give a fuck about the jurys' problems - they're only concerned with the criminals and lawyers. Fuck 'em all. Like I said, I've done enough.

Being forced to sit on juries is totally wrong - it's a type of slavery. You can get sequestered for months, and I can't affort to do that.

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Originally Posted by Breukelen advocaat

I'm just sick and tired

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You have a legitimate medical excuse. That's different from 'trying to get out of it'.

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Originally Posted by cannabis campbell

Ooh sounds interesting, would you be getting paid for this at all?

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Nah. But I don't get paid most days anyway so that's irrelevant to me.

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Originally Posted by psteve

You have a legitimate medical excuse. That's different from 'trying to get out of it'.

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We are forced to participate. Tell me why that's not slavery.

Criminals, however, are not forced, or even allowed, to do it - even though many of them know the laws better than we do.