Huh. I have Jury Duty tomorrow, too. I'm in the UK though.
I'm thinking of just implying I can't judge cases objectively. It seems like it's the easiest way out. I've got shit to do in a few weeks, so if it ties me down I'm going to be fucked.
Whatever you do, don't post "Should I say yes or no" to Facebook. We've seen what happens when you do that.
YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH.
Say that.
[QUOTE=DrBreen;22926407]What was the name of that movie[/QUOTE]
12 Angry Men.
Bring up the possibility that the evidence is all part of a massive conspiracy against the defendant.
I got picked for jury duty a year ago, but I wasn't picked to be juror, thank god.
When you get there just yell "DEATH PENALTY" over and over. They'll have to kick you out for being too radical.
if it is a rape case yell "hells id hit that harder then the babies i punted last night"
if it is murder yell out " Deaaaatthhhh" and start hissing at the end of saying such
if it is extortion yell out " WHERE is MY ... Money" capitalized words are said sharply
if it is terrorism run around going "ali akbar" while with a limp arm smacking people in the face.
Oh and if you are next to a allot of religious people and or are religious then yell out "Jesus is the Only real judge" at any time.
**it will not end well guaranteed but will be hilarious to see**
Sorry i cannot capitalize my "i's" its a weird problem
Try and stream it online, so we can watch.
Rick roll the court room with a hidden boombox.
"HOLD IT!"
"What is it sir..?"
"I gotta go potty :saddowns:"
Works every time :smug:
Whatever you do, don't try to get out of it. If you're called in, serve and be as rational as you can.
[QUOTE=Darkebrz;22940014]Whatever you do, don't try to get out of it. If you're called in, serve and be as rational as you can.[/QUOTE]
Then pull out a water pistol and squirt the judge in the face right?
[QUOTE=Craptasket;22918959]jury duty is fun
sit around, eat subway, listen to music, get called in, sit around some more, hear the opening case, learn you have to do this for a week and miss work, etc[/QUOTE]
or do the smart thing and come up with an excuse to get out of it
[QUOTE=SBD;22918887]I'm pretty sure I get paid, but I might not because I'm not actually employed right now.[/QUOTE]
Quick, get a job at McDonalds!
Well that was both interesting and uneventful.
Was early so on the way from the train station I grabbed a coffee (Perth people- Aroma is nicer then Gloria Jean) drank that outside the District Court building, then went in where a security guard directed me to wait in a small cafe/coffee shop. Sat there for a bit sizing up the other jurors, watching morning talk show crap (Sunrise). A few hotties.
Eventually we were directed through a airport-esque security checkpoint. After my new, heavily zip-laden leather jacket didn't set off the metal detector, I collected the contents of my pockets and the GDP of Portugal's worth of change from the x-ray tray, I went up a lift where I was given a number. We're referred to by this number and not name to protect an anonymity.
We all (there's was like maybe 100 of us) sat down in a big room, some dude talked to us, we watched a cheesy video showing us what to expect, and then it was question time. At this point I went and took a piss, came back and took advantage of the stack of papers and magazines. Are issues of Time and Pop Sci from this year too much to ask for?
Then came the actual ballot to get a shortlist of jurors for each case. normally they do this electronically but they had to count it by hand because their "system was down." There were five scheduled cases this week, 3 today and 2 tomorrow. The various cases were aggravated burglary, assault and threats.
I wasn't selected for the first case, and then the second. Then this dude tells up that the other cases have, for various reasons, been cancelled, and thanks us for our service. I walked out, to the train station and went home.
tl;dr, got to watch a guy get guillotined.
He is guilty
Hopefully it's an offence where you get to watch a sex tape
[QUOTE=starpluck;22919575]They can't inform him or else it'd be an "improper" trial.[/QUOTE]
Oh my god Facepunch Jury would be awesome
Do this:
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjacMS7Siqw[/media]
Request the trial be undertaken by Judge Judy or you will not participate.
Ok people, I went. story is in OP and towards the end of page 2.
Dam I wish I'd get called in for Jury Duty. I fucking hate my job.
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