EFF JURY DUTY

[zilla68]

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.

 

[Turbo_Manx_Maniac]

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.

 

[rivermobster]

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.

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!