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[rjohns39]

Morning all

Rae wish I was doing the same, but not enough maters... Maybe next year

 

[staceyj]

Good morning people

I was so disappointed that I didn’t get picked for the jury yesterday. Never made it out of the jury pool.
It was a fascinating day though. Definitely an Orange Is The New Black sort of case. Intense.
But hard as heck to get butts to stick in those juror chairs.
Started with about 90 potential jurors. About a dozen got let go right off the bat. Then about 20 more trickled off as the morning wore on.
When the remainder finally got to the courtroom they seated the initial 12 and then for the next two hours it was like an intense game of musical chairs.
You’re in. Your out.
Every time someone would step down this was me hoping my name would be called:


What really disappointed me was the number of people who didn’t take it seriously. One young guy was like the bad kid sitting in the back row at school, snickering and making comments under his breath. But then he got picked and was suddenly 100%
Eddie Haskell during his interview (only us old people will know who that is).
But the judge, she was sharp and said “I’ve been watching you young man. I am going to dismiss you. Hopefully by the time you get called again for jury duty you’ll have matured.”

And the number of people who sat in a juror’s seat with their arms folded across their chest while the D.A. And The Defense team interviewed them and then said
“I can’t be a juror because I’m a prejudice person and I can’t be open minded enough to give this person a fair trial.”
Then the judge would ask
“Are you sure you can’t set those feelings aside?”

And they’d answer “Nope. I can’t Your Honor.”

This was sad on so many fronts.

Maybe some of them were just using it as a strategy to get out of the service which was likely going to take up the rest of the week because of the kind of trial it was,
Or maybe they really ARE that narrow minded. Idk.
I do live in the south after all.

 

[WVduckchick]

Stacey I’d say you are in the minority of wanting to be on a jury.

 

[21hens-incharge]

Stacey,
Jury duty doesn't pay at all. Many people really cannot lose a week or more of pay. I get it.
I sat on a jury selection for a very serious case a few years ago. The judge said it was expected to be a long trial. Many of the jurors were single parents and would have suffered financial hardship if chosen.
I ended up in the back up jury group.

 

[FlyingNunFarm]

I got called for jury duty once and was so nervous. My anxiety and panic attacks where way worse at that time. I hadn't learned the skills I needed to cope. I was so glad I wasn't picked.
My sister got called for grand jury duty. It's a month long of listening about cases to decide if they go to trial. One she got to decide on was about a woman accused of killing her disabled son by setting fire to their home.

 

[FlyingNunFarm]

It depends a lot on the court itself. I looked up jury duty in Ohio and found it varied by county then by the judge. Some may excuse you for a reason others would not. Financial hardship was one of the reasons listed but it didn't give a way that hardship was determined.

 

[Chickassan]

Dang!
Where did you find this mary poppins of medicine?

I inherited him. He is my step-grandpa's youngest son. He use to work at Hollywild but the monkey house burnt down and he quit so now he does exotic animal husbandry calls.

Have you seen a squab getting it’s feathers?
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It has been awhile since iv'e seen a squab....wow. They do look like panty plums, no way around it.

 

[WVduckchick]

I got pre-selected for a huge tobacco case several years ago. They sent this 40+ page questionnaire they wanted filled out. We had just had our offer accepted on the house we live in now, over an hour from where we were, and that courthouse. I called and they excused me since I had proof that I was moving. I had no desire at all to sit on that trial. They expected it to be months long.

 

[WVduckchick]

I inherited him. He is my step-grandpa's youngest son. He use to work at Hollywild but the monkey house burnt down and he quit so now he does exotic animal husbandry calls.

Lucky you!!
How far does he travel? Not for me, but I do have a breeder friend down your way that may be interested in meeting him.

 

[staceyj]

One of the questions each juror was asked was if they had children under the age of 18 at home or a handicapped person they were responsible for caring for. They were excused.