Odds of getting out of jury duty?

Bucnutz19 · #1 03-03-2007, 07:41 PM

Is school and work a good enough excuse to get out of jury duty or will it take something more? Missing a month for this would really set me back as far as both school and work go.

Five-Star · #2 03-03-2007, 07:42 PM

missing a month for jury duty? needs more explaination

mattnxtc · #3 03-03-2007, 07:44 PM

jury duty takes like half a day..if u were actually picked to be on the jury then thats your fault...I had it last week and all you need to do is really just say you dont agree with one of the questions..ur kicked off almost immediately

poorolrich · #4 03-03-2007, 08:44 PM

Way to do your 'civic' duty everybody!!!!!

fuzzwonder · #5 03-03-2007, 08:46 PM

i'll let you know. i have jury duty monday march 12th. i'll review the thread of biggotry before i go.

Thremp · #6 03-03-2007, 08:51 PM

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i'll let you know. i have jury duty monday march 12th. i'll review the thread of biggotry before i go.

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Winnar.

octaveshift · #7 03-03-2007, 09:01 PM

The issue with fulfilling this "civic duty" is that most people have full-time jobs, and most people rely on these jobs for income.

When you get called for jury duty, you miss work- and if the trial goes over 3 days or so, you generally start to lose income too.

How these people deal with high profile murder trials that go one for a year or more is beyond me. Are they all independently wealthy, or just unemployed?

1. Be aware that "I can't miss work" is not a valid excuse.
2. Make yourself seem intelligent. Lawyers don't want critical thinkers- they want sheep.
3. If it's a personal injury case, just say that you find the litiguous nature of American society repulsive, and you think that most lawsuits are superfluous. The prosecuting attorney will drop you in a second.

Big Steve · #8 03-04-2007, 01:44 AM

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jury duty takes like half a day..if u were actually picked to be on the jury then thats your fault...I had it last week and all you need to do is really just say you dont agree with one of the questions..ur kicked off almost immediately

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This is the correct answer...All I ever had to say was "I have a degree in Criminal Justice or I previously worked in Law Enforcement." and I was on my way home by 9AM.

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SuperUberBob · #9 03-04-2007, 01:48 AM

Claim you can't make an unbiased due to the color of the defendant's skin.

Larry David did that on Curb Your Enthusiasm.

Big Steve · #10 03-04-2007, 01:51 AM

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Claim you can't make an unbiased due to the color of the defendant's skin.

Larry David did that on Curb Your Enthusiasm.

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or just walk in to court and go up to someone in a suit and ask "Does this state allow hanging?"

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