Jury Duty Sucks!!!

[AubreyJ 0]

And I've only been here five hours... I've got two and a half days left!!!!!!! I'm not even getting called... I just get to sit in the waiting room. The least they could do is put me on a..drumroll....JURY!! I can only read the same magazines so many times. Lucky for me they have computers so I can catch up on long lost emails and off topic visajourney!! I guess I should be proud to serve my country.. or something.........

[sukie175 0]

Never done it, but I have heard the same from many others in the UK. Enjoy VJ time

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

I guess I got lucky when I went to Jury Duty. Got called up within the hour and was seated on a jury the first day. The trial lasted a day and a half (including reaching a verdict). And that was that. All in all a good experience.

But if you just sit there and wait, that must indeed suck...

[almaty 19]

been on it several times..state and federal..never called..no one likes a therapist on the jury

[Fandango 1,439]

I would actually love being called, lol

[I'm Gone 60]

I have been called 3 times and I would go again in a second. First time it was for a full month. The other two times it was one day/one trial.

[nayalamb 0]

jigga got called for jury duty shortly after i got to the states. it was only for a day, thank goodness.

its was surprising because he'd only had his citizenship a little over 6 months when the notice came.

he came home and said it was boring as heck.

my dad got called that same week (back home) but since he's a police reservist, he's exempt.

[iceyspots 0]

When it's time to go to the trial thing, stand up and point at the accused and say "Hey, I haven't seen you in like 3 weeks, we really need to get back into the bar scene."

[Ban Hammer 12,836]

And I've only been here five hours... I've got two and a half days left!!!!!!! I'm not even getting called... I just get to sit in the waiting room. The least they could do is put me on a..drumroll....JURY!! I can only read the same magazines so many times. Lucky for me they have computers so I can catch up on long lost emails and off topic visajourney!! I guess I should be proud to serve my country.. or something.........

always take a book or two to jury duty during the selection phase

[chocolaterie 0]

When it's time to go to the trial thing, stand up and point at the accused and say "Hey, I haven't seen you in like 3 weeks, we really need to get back into the bar scene."

[Kajikit 65]

Pretend you're going on an eight-hour plane trip and take all the things you'd use to occupy yourself... I hope you get called - at least then the sitting and waiting will be worth it!

[MichelleandCraig 1]

I'd like to do it too. Hope you're having some fun here in OT anyway... M.

[edsperfect 25]

been on it several times..state and federal..never called..no one likes a therapist on the jury

Think you have it bad. Try being a lawyer, called every three years, never sitting

[AubreyJ 0]

Yeah, I actually think it would be interesting to be in on a trial, but I haven't even gotten picked for a group to be selected from!! Yes... eight hour plane ride!! lol

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

And I've only been here five hours... I've got two and a half days left!!!!!!! I'm not even getting called... I just get to sit in the waiting room. The least they could do is put me on a..drumroll....JURY!! I can only read the same magazines so many times. Lucky for me they have computers so I can catch up on long lost emails and off topic visajourney!! I guess I should be proud to serve my country.. or something.........

You are there to judge the person and the LAW itself. Remember that.....

"America's Founders worried that the government they created might someday grow too powerful, and begin to pass laws which would violate the rights of the very people it was intended to protect: ordinary, peaceful, productive folks. But they kept an "ace in the hole", a trump card they believed citizens could use to hold this new, experimental government in check. That ace was the right to a trial by a jury of one's peers.

How a jury can restrain a government? The key is that juries can say "no" to bad laws and to arbitrary and unjust prosecutions. It's true!"

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