Jury duty!

[psteve]

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

[MisterGreen]

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

[slipknotpsycho]

why would you want to?

[psteve]

why would you want to?

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

[cannabis campbell]

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

[deadfan420]

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?

[Breukelen advocaat]

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.

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.

[psteve]

I'm just sick and tired

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

[psteve]

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

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

[Breukelen advocaat]

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

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.