That_One_Guy Posted June 16, 2019 Posted June 16, 2019 Hypothetically how do I get out of this bullshit? FUCKING CUNT
tsar4 Posted June 16, 2019 Posted June 16, 2019 I never understood the desire to "get out of" jury duty. I've been tapped 4 times, and have always been seated on a jury. I found it interesting. Maybe if it was a lengthy trial I'd feel differently.
That_One_Guy Posted June 16, 2019 Author Posted June 16, 2019 On 6/16/2019 at 9:54 PM, tsar4 said: I never understood the desire to "get out of" jury duty. I've been tapped 4 times, and have always been seated on a jury. I found it interesting. Maybe if it was a lengthy trial I'd feel differently. Expand I don't do courts and I don't do mornings. Shit is boring as fuck. I'd rather watch fucking paint dry 2
Bouvre Posted June 16, 2019 Posted June 16, 2019 (edited) Financial hardship is a valid reason. It usually requires some small-time documentation, but it can work. Having very personal opinions about something pertaining to the case sometimes works too. Edited June 16, 2019 by Bouvre 1
That_One_Guy Posted June 16, 2019 Author Posted June 16, 2019 On 6/16/2019 at 9:58 PM, Bouvre said: Financial hardship is a valid reason. It usually requires some small-time documentation, but it can work. Having very personal opinions about something pertaining to the case sometimes works too. Expand Cool I got both of those 1
Bouvre Posted June 16, 2019 Posted June 16, 2019 On 6/16/2019 at 10:00 PM, That_One_Guy said: Cool I got both of those Expand I think you only need your supervisor to vouch for you in writing, but you may want to inquire further personally.
That_One_Guy Posted June 16, 2019 Author Posted June 16, 2019 On 6/16/2019 at 10:10 PM, Bouvre said: I think you only need your supervisor to vouch for you in writing, but you may want to inquire further personally. Expand What if I say I have a contagious horrible disease? 1
Bouvre Posted June 16, 2019 Posted June 16, 2019 On 6/16/2019 at 10:16 PM, That_One_Guy said: What if I say I have a contagious horrible disease? Expand Then expect some criminal contempt charges to head your way. Unless you manage to black-market your way to a sealed sample of ebola or cholera, in which case, expect heavier felony charges or, at best, expect Dave Lyman (the FBI gives Dave these kinds of surveillance jobs because he's weirdly into people who are into pandemics) to browse your internet history and monitor your calls and conversations.
That_One_Guy Posted June 16, 2019 Author Posted June 16, 2019 On 6/16/2019 at 10:21 PM, Bouvre said: Then expect some criminal contempt charges to head your way. Unless you manage to black-market your way to a sealed sample of ebola or cholera, in which case, expect heavier felony charges or, at best, expect Dave Lyman (the FBI gives Dave these kinds of surveillance jobs because he's weirdly into people who are into pandemics) to browse your internet history and monitor your calls and conversations. Expand Shit I would rather go to jail for a couple days than sit in court early in the morning lol
viperxmns Posted June 16, 2019 Posted June 16, 2019 I had a jury duty scare a month back, dragged me in a couple days then they thankfully settled The downside was not getting paid at all bc we didn't actually start the case
That_One_Guy Posted June 16, 2019 Author Posted June 16, 2019 On 6/16/2019 at 10:25 PM, viperxmns said: I had a jury duty scare a month back, dragged me in a couple days then they thankfully settled The downside was not getting paid at all bc we didn't actually start the case Expand I don't have time for all this shit tho lol. Btw your icon is cute
Bouvre Posted June 16, 2019 Posted June 16, 2019 On 6/16/2019 at 10:24 PM, That_One_Guy said: Shit I would rather go to jail for a couple days than sit in court early in the morning lol Expand Max sentence is two years, and I don't know how they determine the heinousness of criminal contempt, outside of the fact that you're lying in court (but not under oath).
That_One_Guy Posted June 16, 2019 Author Posted June 16, 2019 On 6/16/2019 at 10:34 PM, Bouvre said: Max sentence is two years, and I don't know how they determine the heinousness of criminal contempt, outside of the fact that you're lying in court (but not under oath). Expand Dude there's no way they'll pick me up for two years lol ill piss myself everyday 1
Bouvre Posted June 16, 2019 Posted June 16, 2019 On 6/16/2019 at 10:36 PM, That_One_Guy said: Dude there's no way they'll pick me up for two years lol ill piss myself everyday Expand Trust me, nobody likes to see somebody piss themselves for two years in prison than everybody in and working for prison. But yeah, that's a max, but it's still a gamble. I can imagine a minimum being a month. I'd rather serve, or just tell the truth about being too poor for their shit.
PhilosipherStoned Posted June 16, 2019 Posted June 16, 2019 mmm. Im pretty sure I got out of going by saying I had college classes that would interfere with one time. 1
Raptorpat Posted June 16, 2019 Posted June 16, 2019 I just finished an eight-week stint of grand jury duty, every Friday. 1
Ginguy Posted June 16, 2019 Posted June 16, 2019 Quit being a bitch, go that morning and you'll be done. I got summoned last year, I was dismissed immediately because I am friends with the ADA assigned to the case, they said, "thanks" paid me my 15 bucks plus mileage and I left. Good for two years now.
Poof Posted June 17, 2019 Posted June 17, 2019 Go do it and if it's any bullshit charge like drugs, resisting arrest, or blackjack and hookers, then you say "Not Guilty!" When good people get out of jury duty you get stuck w/jingos and buckets going in there eager to try to make their dicks bigger by ruining someone's life 1
Naraku4656 Posted June 17, 2019 Posted June 17, 2019 i got called a few times but only ever in Jersey. i was able to skip out every time because i was out of state. one time they called me the day after i came back from my other grandfather's funeral and i told them to shove it. they called me once when i moved out and they argued with me for a bit until they basically realized they couldn't force me to do it because i was no longer a resident 1
Xanatos Posted June 17, 2019 Posted June 17, 2019 On 6/16/2019 at 9:50 PM, That_One_Guy said: Hypothetically how do I get out of this bullshit? FUCKING CUNT Expand It's not hard...I got arrested at jury duty tho so I'm probably not the best person to take advice from. 1
Raptorpat Posted June 17, 2019 Posted June 17, 2019 On 6/16/2019 at 10:56 PM, Ginguy said: I got summoned last year, I was dismissed immediately because I am friends with the ADA assigned to the case, they said, "thanks" paid me my 15 bucks plus mileage and I left. Good for two years now. Expand I knew one of the ADAs for grand jury, and I had to recuse myself a couple months ago he mentioned the case during a poker game we were at where I lost like $50 because I was really tired to the point where I didn't even recall him ever talking about such a thing the silver lining was that I had enough time to move my car during the case and save $9 1
Vela Posted June 17, 2019 Posted June 17, 2019 On 6/17/2019 at 1:58 AM, Naraku4656 said: i got called a few times but only ever in Jersey. i was able to skip out every time because i was out of state. one time they called me the day after i came back from my other grandfather's funeral and i told them to shove it. they called me once when i moved out and they argued with me for a bit until they basically realized they couldn't force me to do it because i was no longer a resident Expand That's funny - the only time I've ever been summoned was when I was in Jersey And...I'm not gunna say how I got out of it because it's extremely poor advise.
Vela Posted June 17, 2019 Posted June 17, 2019 On 6/17/2019 at 2:42 AM, Xanatos said: It's not hard...I got arrested at jury duty tho so I'm probably not the best person to take advice from. Expand wut? 😆
That_One_Guy Posted June 17, 2019 Author Posted June 17, 2019 On 6/17/2019 at 2:42 AM, Xanatos said: It's not hard...I got arrested at jury duty tho so I'm probably not the best person to take advice from. Expand Lol how did you manage that?
scoobdog Posted June 17, 2019 Posted June 17, 2019 (edited) On 6/16/2019 at 9:54 PM, tsar4 said: I never understood the desire to "get out of" jury duty. I've been tapped 4 times, and have always been seated on a jury. I found it interesting. Maybe if it was a lengthy trial I'd feel differently. Expand I've found the two trials I was on to be interesting to, but that in no way makes me want to be on jury duty. OP: the best way to get out of jury duty is to not try to get out of jury duty because everyone at the court knows what you're trying to do. The best way to get excused is to somehow identify with the defendant and make it fairly obvious you share experience with him, her, them. For example: last month I got called in and spent two days going through the jury duty selection process. Being a middle aged white dude means I'm like jury gold if you're a prosecutor, but, in this case, I didn't really have to try to get out of it because i was the only person in the pool that owned multiple commercial properties and one of the defendants was the landlord of the other. After the section process was done, I was like the first guy the prosecutor preempted. You just have to be able to tie your own experiences with these of the defendant that would make it likely that you would empathize with them on a personal level. Edited June 17, 2019 by scoobdog 1
cyberbully Posted June 18, 2019 Posted June 18, 2019 (edited) I think people believe when they get called for jury duty, they are going to be tossed into a 12 angry men scenario. Edited June 18, 2019 by cyberbully 1
🍬Candy🍬 Posted June 18, 2019 Posted June 18, 2019 On 6/18/2019 at 4:55 PM, cyberbully said: I think people believe when they get called for jury duty, they are going to be tossed into a 12 angry man scenario. Expand This. Id love an excuse not to go to work my job is like a brick being slammed into my patience over and over for 8 hours.
scoobdog Posted June 18, 2019 Posted June 18, 2019 On 6/18/2019 at 6:52 PM, 🍬Candy🍬 said: This. Id love an excuse not to go to work my job is like a brick being slammed into my patience over and over for 8 hours. Expand If you think jury duty is more exciting than work, you're sorely mistaken. It is not exciting or fun.
rpgamer Posted June 19, 2019 Posted June 19, 2019 As long as you can get your employer to say it'd be a hardship to not have you for that time, usually works. Bonus if you're self employed. Personally, stayed mostly asleep in the assembly room for the two days I was stuck with. Get out early unless you're stuck in a trial. Easy days.
PhilosipherStoned Posted June 19, 2019 Posted June 19, 2019 On 6/17/2019 at 2:42 AM, Xanatos said: It's not hard...I got arrested at jury duty tho so I'm probably not the best person to take advice from. Expand On 6/17/2019 at 5:40 AM, That_One_Guy said: Lol how did you manage that? Expand I'm curious too that sounds like a pretty entertaining story.
Vela Posted June 19, 2019 Posted June 19, 2019 On 6/19/2019 at 10:56 PM, PhilosipherStoned said: I'm curious too that sounds like a pretty entertaining story. Expand right?
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