EFF JURY DUTY

i was 2 weeks on a case. I was a substitute. crazy case involving fbi, texas rangers, osbi, kbi, and a ton other agencies.
it went to vote and i was done. the attorney for the plantiff caught me in the hall and said in the 40 years he practiced law, I was probably
the only juror they couldnt read lol.
 
I did it once, was on a case for 2 weeks. I got there at 8:00 am every morning, then sat in a hallway for at least 2-3 hours a day while the attorneys and Judge discussed stuff we weren't privvy to hear. 1.5 to 2 hour lunches. Dismissed early almost every day. Total disregard for the jury's time. Then cause the defendant was black and some of the jury was as well, I watched bad decisions being made due to racial issues. In the end we were shown the defendants record which included several house break ins with assaults, numerous drug issues, and a general super bad guy. They almost let this guy go because of a few black jurors refused to see past his skin color.
Never again, summons go in the trash. My time is too valuable for them to waste it. If your on the high horse about civic duties, they will let you go as much as you want, don't wait for a summons.
 
parker@gearone said:
If I were ever on trial for something, I'd hope to have someone like @greasemonkey on the jury. I've had the chance to meet him in person, and he comes across as far more reasonable and grounded than the average California voter.
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I had a friend (business owner) get sued by her employee.

It was TOTALLY obvious the employee was lying her ass off, and they had witnesses to prove it.

My friend lost anyway.

Idiot jurrors were more concerned about digging into deep pockets, than they were about the truth.

That being said...

Mine have always gone into the round file. I'm retired, and have Way better things to do with my time! 😁
 
Done. Served on a jury for a case about pain and suffering. Hard to put a price on either and we were pressed to do so with limited exposure to all the court documents. Just the witnesses. I guess that is the main objective in being a juror. Use the testimony and evidence provided during the trial, be unbiased and make a decision.

Well that all happened and I'm a better man for doing it. There's a winner and a loser most of the time. In this case it was a unanimous jury decision for a very difficult choice. I feel I played a role in that decision as I brought a different angle that everyone listened to and rather quickly agreed with.
We debated it for a while and still agreed.

I'll add to this if anyone's interested. Going to start my weekend here in a few minutes.

Cheers.
 
Thanks GM for seeing it my way....

My wife made this case WAY more than it should have been....how the judge let her case for pain and suffering keep going this long just because she has to live with me still baffles me.

PS guys if she asks if those pants make her look fat.....DON'T TELL THE TRUTH!
 
My wife is continually making her case worse in my "Pain and suffering" suit.

One day her alarm goes off and she goes to work. Making a ton of noise. Uh, I'm sleeping...
The next day it goes off WAY earlier and she goes to the gym, comes back and gets ready for work. Seriously lady? Turn the lights off.
Next day the "gym" alarm goes off. But since she took me out for tacos and margaritas the night before, I guess we get to hear her snooze it 5 times. Glad she was attentive driving us home.

I mean ladies, C'mon already!!

Oh, and what's for dinner?...
 
Kraut_n_Rice said:
My wife is continually making her case worse in my "Pain and suffering" suit.

One day her alarm goes off and she goes to work. Making a ton of noise. Uh, I'm sleeping...
The next day it goes off WAY earlier and she goes to the gym, comes back and gets ready for work. Seriously lady? Turn the lights off.
Next day the "gym" alarm goes off. But since she took me out for tacos and margaritas the night before, I guess we get to hear her snooze it 5 times. Glad she was attentive driving us home.

I mean ladies, C'mon already!!

Oh, and what's for dinner?...
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Wait.....that IS my life.......
 
Last time I had jury duty I made it to the final questions from the attorneys and judge.
It was a sexual assault case of a 15 year old girl by a 20 year old.
I told the judge that the boy would be lucky if he got arrested before I got to him if it had been my daughter.
Instantaneously Dismissed.
 
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endobear said:
Last time I had jury duty I made it to the final questions from the attorneys and judge.
It was a sexual assault case of a 15 year old girl by a 20 year old.
I told the judge that the boy would be lucky if he got arrested before I got to him if it had been my daughter.
Instantaneously Dismissed.
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I have a friend going thru this right now. However he is the accused, by a step daughter. 16 counts of sexual abuse. I am trying to give him benefit of the doubt, let the courts do their thing, his wife (girls mom) is standing beside him and his innocence. Either way guilty or not his life is ruined. Knowing him for so long, I really feel if he was guilty, he would have offed himself already. If he's found innocent, I pray for him, if he's guilty I hope he gets the chair.
 
zilla68 said:
I have a friend going thru this right now. However he is the accused, by a step daughter. 16 counts of sexual abuse. I am trying to give him benefit of the doubt, let the courts do their thing, his wife (girls mom) is standing beside him and his innocence. Either way guilty or not his life is ruined. Knowing him for so long, I really feel if he was guilty, he would have offed himself already. If he's found innocent, I pray for him, if he's guilty I hope he gets the chair.
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Jeez. Thats heavy.
 
our group was called about 30 of us were waiting in the courtroom and one by one getting excused!, there were six people already on the jury and they called off five more people with excuses.
Needing one more and of course my name was called I stood up and blurted "out sure why not "it's a good way to kill a week...


Three drunk dudes and a lady after AA meeting decided to go to the apartment and party!, but the middle afternoon they all went at it and she was claiming Rape!.
 
I remember being at court and got called into the jury box. Luckily got out of it though.

But guy next to me was an attorney. He said he cannot serve due to not having the time being an attorney due to his cases. Judge looks at him and says “ well your an attorney and don’t you think the system needs jurors as they are important to decide cases”
Guy replies Yes your honor.
Judge tells him “well there you answered the importance of jurors and I think you will make a good one”

He got picked to serve 🤣
 
CaptNkllm said:
Never answer and they cant prove you received unless you sign for it...
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That’s great until you get pulled over and find out you have a bench warrant. Ask me how I know.

Riverside county doesn’t play. I threw every jury duty letter in the trash for years San Diego and San Bernardino. Fast forward to my mid 40s and living in riverside county. Boom bench warrant after 2yrs of being in riverside county.
 
Turbofamilyof4 said:
That’s great until you get pulled over and find out you have a bench warrant. Ask me how I know.

Riverside county doesn’t play. I threw every jury duty letter in the trash for years San Diego and San Bernardino. Fast forward to my mid 40s and living in riverside county. Boom bench warrant after 2yrs of being in riverside county.
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That's almost as bad as one for a Tail light out fix it ticket that was 20 plus years old....ugh.

Eff you Arcadia PD - If I ever find out it was @dbart brother....LOL
 
Crusty said:
That's almost as bad as one for a Tail light out fix it ticket that was 20 plus years old....ugh.

Eff you Arcadia PD - If I ever find out it was @dbart brother....LOL
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LOL, seriously???
Please tell me you still have that ticket, look who wrote it up!
LMAO
 
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