I got a summons for jury duty

[Odd Man Rush]

You know what that means 

Spoiler

 

[1pooh4u]

You can use it as wallpaper as well

[Odd Man Rush]

24 minutes ago, 1pooh4u said:

You can use it as wallpaper as well

Nothing happened when I didn't show up the last time I was summoned. Perhaps it's time for another game of Russian Roulette 

Edited July 15, 2022 by Odd Man Rush

[1pooh4u]

3 minutes ago, Odd Man Rush said:

Nothing happened when I didn't show up the last time I was summoned. Perhaps it's time for another game of Russian Roulette 

I just go in and tell them I have relatives in prison so I can’t find people guilty. They send me home. 

[Odd Man Rush]

24 minutes ago, 1pooh4u said:

I just go in and tell them I have relatives in prison so I can’t find people guilty. They send me home. 

I wonder what would happen if I wrote "VIVA LA ANGEL DUST" in bright red marker and sent it back to them.

[nameraka]

It's okay. Just make sure, if you're called, to have really entrenched opinions and don't shut up about them. You'll be home by lunch.

[1pooh4u]

18 minutes ago, Odd Man Rush said:

I wonder what would happen if I wrote "VIVA LA ANGEL DUST" in bright red marker and sent it back to them.

They’ll send you home. Once I got picked to possibly be picked and out of the group of 20-30 they took mostly people with law experience which I thought was weird cuz waaay back when they would never pick anyone with a legal background.  So whatever you do don’t say you’re a lawyer 😬

 

[katt_goddess]

2 hours ago, Odd Man Rush said:

I wonder what would happen if I wrote "VIVA LA ANGEL DUST" in bright red marker and sent it back to them.

I was called in and went because why not.

When asked what I did in my spare time to unwind, I honestly said that I watch lots of cartoons late at night.

I was put on a federal trial.

[crackymckrackin]

3 minutes ago, katt_goddess said:

I was called in and went because why not.

When asked what I did in my spare time to unwind, I honestly said that I watch lots of cartoons late at night.

I was put on a federal trial.

I would tell them about asswatch.

[Insipid]

The one time I got summoned, I got selected and had to sit through an entire trial. At least I'm off the hook for about five more years now. 

[Odd Man Rush]

Update, I jumped the gun! But in my defense I have informed delivery which sends me emails notifying of incoming mail for that day complete with pictures and everything. So when I see a mail piece that with Jury Department on the front and "Failure to respond may result in penalties provided by the law" what else am I going to think it is. But anyway it's just a jury questionnaire. What a relief but now I'm going to be paranoid from here on end.

[tsar4]

4 hours ago, nameraka said:

It's okay. Just make sure, if you're called, to have really entrenched opinions and don't shut up about them. You'll be home by lunch.

Unless you have a hardnosed Judge, who takes a dim view of obvious shirkers & decides to let you eat lunch in the "general population".

 

[scoobdog]

5 hours ago, tsar4 said:

Unless you have a hardnosed Judge, who takes a dim view of obvious shirkers & decides to let you eat lunch in the "general population".

 

It doesn't work anyway.  They don't ask your opinions.

[Vamped]

We get summoned to pick a week to come in, i just pick a week with a holiday and thr trials usually get pushed so we get dismissed XD

[tsar4]

7 hours ago, scoobdog said:

It doesn't work anyway.  They don't ask your opinions.

They did for me and the rest of us in the pool.  What is your opinion of Police in general?  Do you have any problem with rendering a verdict for or against those considered to be in authority?  In one of the towns, everyone had to do at least 2 cases in the day.  I had the same prosecutor for both & he asked me if there was anything he did in the first case that would lead me to find for or against him as a prosecutor. 

[scoobdog]

12 minutes ago, tsar4 said:

They did for me and the rest of us in the pool.  What is your opinion of Police in general?  Do you have any problem with rendering a verdict for or against those considered to be in authority?  In one of the towns, everyone had to do at least 2 cases in the day.  I had the same prosecutor for both & he asked me if there was anything he did in the first case that would lead me to find for or against him as a prosecutor. 

Probably because either a cop was on trial or was the “victim.”  They intentionally don’t ask that question so potential jurors can’t pollute the pool.

[naraku360]

I probably shouldn't get jury duty since the only answer I would be compelled to give is "off with their head!" but I know I'd wimp out and end up being selected.

[tsar4]

30 minutes ago, scoobdog said:

Probably because either a cop was on trial or was the “victim.”  They intentionally don’t ask that question so potential jurors can’t pollute the pool.

Nope, such was not the case.

[SwimOdin]

I had jury duty once in my early 20s, a hysterectomy malpractice suit. It was so fun.

[Gnar Father of the Hard]

Huh, I was lucky and got deferred.

[Gnar Father of the Hard]

I actually took it as a compliment.

[scoobdog]

3 hours ago, tsar4 said:

Nope, such was not the case.

Well, those questions beg for the wrong kind of response.

[Gnar Father of the Hard]

I think katt_goddess should vindicate me hear :3

[André Toulon]

53 minutes ago, Gnar Father of the Hard said:

I think katt_goddess should vindicate me hear :3

Why...I mean, people don't even dig into you here....it's always just you talking to yourself then asking for more assistance....what's your goal here?

And I already asked you if you had any actual topics you want to discuss....I won't do that again.

[Gnar Father of the Hard]

2 hours ago, André Toulon said:

Why...I mean, people don't even dig into you here....it's always just you talking to yourself then asking for more assistance....what's your goal here?

And I already asked you if you had any actual topics you want to discuss....I won't do that again.

What I would like to say to you privately I'm probably telling you something you already know.  But for the sake of discussion yes, I have multiple disorders including ADHD that make it hard to stay focused on a given task.  I actually like the way people have been reacting to me, it challenges me to do better.

My goal is to take labeling off the media I see and replace it with empathy.  Pretty cut and dry.