Jury Duty

AprilK-AEBN · 02-19-2008

So I had jury duty for the first time in my life yesterday and let me tell you, it was boring as hell. I wasted 9 hours of my time to get paid $12.00. LAME

I didnt even get called to the jurors box, the lawyer asked the 12 jurors that got called to the jurors box the same long questions over and over again. They excused 5 and called 5 more and started asking them the same question. So basically I sat there all day for this. Waste of tax payers money if you ask me. The case was about a stupid traffic accident.

Anyone else feel the way I do?

Rcourt64 · 02-19-2008

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Originally Posted by AprilK-AEBN

So I had jury duty for the first time in my life yesterday and let me tell you, it was boring as hell. I wasted 9 hours of my time to get paid $12.00. LAME

I didnt even get called to the jurors box, the lawyer asked the 12 jurors that got called to the jurors box the same long questions over and over again. They excused 5 and called 5 more and started asking them the same question. So basically I sat there all day for this. Waste of tax payers money if you ask me. The case was about a stupid traffic accident.

Anyone else feel the way I do?

HANG THE FUCKING BASTARDS I SAY !!!!

if you get jury duty? will you divulge the naughty stories on the case??

TaylorMarieXXX · 02-19-2008

Before I got my Juris Doctor, I used to think jury duty sucked and it was bullshit. And then once I understand the system, I thought about it like this.

In today's age, with our ballooning government and abundance of statutes honest people sometimes are wrongly accused and find their way into court. The jury system is the 'check' of that.

You should think of it kind of like an honor. The attorney's via voir dire, and our laws find you intelligent and capable of deciding either the guilt of someone or settling a dispute with very real consequences which both parties are very concerned about (civil cases). You have been selected to be the judge and remedy the situation as best you see fit.

Another way to look at it is what if you were the person wronged or wrongly accused of a crime, or the victim of a crime. In that situation you would hope that the jury is just and attentive.

I have voted in every election including midterms (excluding just local) since I turned 18. It's like voting. As Americans we have so much more freedoms and rights and opportunities than 98% of the rest of the world. And one of those rights is to take pictures of simple young girls, and peddle porn on the internet and make gobs of money.

Hell Puppy · 02-19-2008

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Originally Posted by TaylorMarieXXX

Before I got my Juris Doctor, I used to think jury duty sucked and it was bullshit. And then once I understand the system, I thought about it like this.

In today's age, with our ballooning government and abundance of statutes honest people sometimes are wrongly accused and find their way into court. The jury system is the 'check' of that.

You should think of it kind of like an honor. The attorney's via voir dire, and our laws find you intelligent and capable of deciding either the guilt of someone or settling a dispute with very real consequences which both parties are very concerned about (civil cases). You have been selected to be the judge and remedy the situation as best you see fit.

Another way to look at it is what if you were the person wronged or wrongly accused of a crime, or the victim of a crime. In that situation you would hope that the jury is just and attentive.

I have voted in every election including midterms (excluding just local) since I turned 18. It's like voting. As Americans we have so much more freedoms and rights and opportunities than 98% of the rest of the world. And one of those rights is to take pictures of simple young girls, and peddle porn on the internet and make gobs of money.

Ok, I would buy this....BUT....

The real problem is the whole judicial system is clogged full of bullshit that should never see a lawyer let alone a courtroom. It's a drain on resources and taxpayer dollars. Not to mention what things like malpractice suits do to the cost of healthcare.

I'm busy, my day is worth more than $12. In fact, when you impact me, you impact lots of people who depend upon me and their lives as well. Now I"m ok with this for something important. But I'm absolutley livid if the experience is like April's where you just sit all day or worse you put me on some case that should've never seen the light of day.

One quick fix: LOSER PAYS

Will never happen, but imagine a world where anytime there's a legal action the loser has to pay all court and legal fees.

Hell Puppy · 02-19-2008

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Originally Posted by AprilK-AEBN

So I had jury duty for the first time in my life yesterday and let me tell you, it was boring as hell. I wasted 9 hours of my time to get paid $12.00. LAME

I didnt even get called to the jurors box, the lawyer asked the 12 jurors that got called to the jurors box the same long questions over and over again. They excused 5 and called 5 more and started asking them the same question. So basically I sat there all day for this. Waste of tax payers money if you ask me. The case was about a stupid traffic accident.

Anyone else feel the way I do?

That's the thing, your day was wasted even though you didn't get sat for a jury.

Getting out of being sat for a case is easy, but now they still insist upon you being there all damned day long.

AprilK-AEBN · 02-20-2008

What pisses me off the most about being called for jury, is you have to be there or you go to jail. That doesnt seem very fair to me, thats basically sending an innocent person to jail. My time is worth more than $12.00. By the time I bought some food and coffee for the day since I had to be there at 8:00 morning till 5:00 p.m. You could say I only earned $5.00 sitting there all day. To top it off, they are going to mail me a check for the $12.00, thats even more stupid. So now instead of handing cash right there to us, now they have to get an evenlope, print a check, pay for postage to send it out to us. More money wasted by the tax payers.

For the 30 people they called into each court room for jury duty only 10-12 were picked to become jurors. So I sat there all day to listen to the same questions over and over and NEVER got called to the jurors box. I felt like I was in jail as a juror, you couldnt leave the room unless you were called to the court room. Then you were lead in a single file line to the court room by a sheriff. You were allowed a few breaks and had to report back at a certain time. You could not leave until the end of the day when you were dismissed or you would be fined and jailed. I should have a right to choose wether I want to do jury duty or not. This traffic case should of never made it to a court room like this with jurors honestly.

Yes some innocent people do slip through the cracks, but you got to ask yourself do you really know how innocent that person is? Besides a person can be innocent and the jury will still find that person guilty. I think the whole justice system has alot of cracks in it anyways. We have alot of crooked cops and judges etc out there. The people on the jury, how do you know some of them arent crooked? It could be they happen to give the right answer to the lawyer when asked.

TheEnforcer · 02-20-2008

How many times in your life are you going to have to do this? Not many and it is an important and vital thing in the fabric of our legal system.

AprilK-AEBN · 02-20-2008

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Originally Posted by TheEnforcer

How many times in your life are you going to have to do this? Not many and it is an important and vital thing in the fabric of our legal system.

True, I might not have to do it again in my life time. I certainly hope not.

gonzo · 02-20-2008

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Originally Posted by AprilK-AEBN

True, I might not have to do it again in my life time. I certainly hope not.

WWN6D?

02-19-2008	#1
AprilK-AEBN Washing Bishop's Dogs Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 221	Jury Duty So I had jury duty for the first time in my life yesterday and let me tell you, it was boring as hell. I wasted 9 hours of my time to get paid $12.00. LAME I didnt even get called to the jurors box, the lawyer asked the 12 jurors that got called to the jurors box the same long questions over and over again. They excused 5 and called 5 more and started asking them the same question. So basically I sat there all day for this. Waste of tax payers money if you ask me. The case was about a stupid traffic accident. Anyone else feel the way I do? __________________ ICQ-295828662

02-19-2008	#3
TaylorMarieXXX Holding Catsup Head's Beer Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 47	Re: Jury Duty Before I got my Juris Doctor, I used to think jury duty sucked and it was bullshit. And then once I understand the system, I thought about it like this. In today's age, with our ballooning government and abundance of statutes honest people sometimes are wrongly accused and find their way into court. The jury system is the 'check' of that. You should think of it kind of like an honor. The attorney's via voir dire, and our laws find you intelligent and capable of deciding either the guilt of someone or settling a dispute with very real consequences which both parties are very concerned about (civil cases). You have been selected to be the judge and remedy the situation as best you see fit. Another way to look at it is what if you were the person wronged or wrongly accused of a crime, or the victim of a crime. In that situation you would hope that the jury is just and attentive. I have voted in every election including midterms (excluding just local) since I turned 18. It's like voting. As Americans we have so much more freedoms and rights and opportunities than 98% of the rest of the world. And one of those rights is to take pictures of simple young girls, and peddle porn on the internet and make gobs of money. __________________ Do you need someone to write adult blogs or video review for you? Do you need someone who will do the work up front and can do most orders on a 24 hour turn around? Have you tried off-shore solutions and not been pleased by the quality of their work and English? I will beat any other English writer's price and do it in less time. 150 word posts for $3. Shorter posts for $1.50 per post. www.adultblogwritingservices.thumblogger.com TaylorMarieXXX@gmail.com

02-20-2008	#6
AprilK-AEBN Washing Bishop's Dogs Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 221	Re: Jury Duty What pisses me off the most about being called for jury, is you have to be there or you go to jail. That doesnt seem very fair to me, thats basically sending an innocent person to jail. My time is worth more than $12.00. By the time I bought some food and coffee for the day since I had to be there at 8:00 morning till 5:00 p.m. You could say I only earned $5.00 sitting there all day. To top it off, they are going to mail me a check for the $12.00, thats even more stupid. So now instead of handing cash right there to us, now they have to get an evenlope, print a check, pay for postage to send it out to us. More money wasted by the tax payers. For the 30 people they called into each court room for jury duty only 10-12 were picked to become jurors. So I sat there all day to listen to the same questions over and over and NEVER got called to the jurors box. I felt like I was in jail as a juror, you couldnt leave the room unless you were called to the court room. Then you were lead in a single file line to the court room by a sheriff. You were allowed a few breaks and had to report back at a certain time. You could not leave until the end of the day when you were dismissed or you would be fined and jailed. I should have a right to choose wether I want to do jury duty or not. This traffic case should of never made it to a court room like this with jurors honestly. Yes some innocent people do slip through the cracks, but you got to ask yourself do you really know how innocent that person is? Besides a person can be innocent and the jury will still find that person guilty. I think the whole justice system has alot of cracks in it anyways. We have alot of crooked cops and judges etc out there. The people on the jury, how do you know some of them arent crooked? It could be they happen to give the right answer to the lawyer when asked. __________________ ICQ-295828662

02-20-2008	#7
TheEnforcer Scored VIP to Anton's Piss Tank Want to see your own Advertising Here! Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 8,781	Re: Jury Duty How many times in your life are you going to have to do this? Not many and it is an important and vital thing in the fabric of our legal system.