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I thought Jury Duty was ok. Had a day off from work and still got paid. I was out by 1pm dismissed. Had the rest of the afternoon free.
Originally posted by: loki8481
arg. I got the dreaded letter yesterday. I'm half tempted to ignore it.
if I'm not at work, no matter what the reason is, I don't get paid... I know I could claim financial hardship, but that will still involve taking a day off of work to plead with the judge, and with my roommate having moved out, I can't really afford to miss a day of work. on top of that, jury duty in NJ only compensates you for a grand total of $5/day :| so on top of losing several hundred dollars from not working, I'll have to pay a toll to drive to the court house every day and another $20/day for parking.
has anyone in the history of the world actually been arrested for ignoring a jury duty summons?
Originally posted by: everman
It's interesting that basic juror's rights are not told to prospective jurors. I wonder what would happen if everyone actually knew and understood it? Oh well, most people don't even know what rights are granted to them under the law as it is, a sorry state of affairs.
Originally posted by: loki8481
haha.
the first time I was summoned for jury duty, I was 18. I did my best to look like a total juvenile delinquent in the hopes that no lawyer would want me deciding the fate of the trial... greasy hair, ratty clothes, painted my nails black, and I wore my super huge wallet chain.
I ended up as the jury foreman.
/sigh
Originally posted by: tyler811
Originally posted by: everman
It's interesting that basic juror's rights are not told to prospective jurors. I wonder what would happen if everyone actually knew and understood it? Oh well, most people don't even know what rights are granted to them under the law as it is, a sorry state of affairs.
All it takes is one phone to the court house. I served once back "83" It was $15 a day and took 4 days. I called ahead though and found out what it paid and if parking was covered.(It was)
Originally posted by: fbrdphreak
He's not whining, he's got a real issue here you prick. Sounds like the OP wouldn't mind doing his civic duty if it wasn't fvcking him over financially; even getting the summons is a problem.Originally posted by: Ryan
Whine whine whine - do your civic duty.
OP, you do what you need to do for yourself. If you need to work and can't make it work, don't fvcking do it man. But I'd call or write them ASAP to work this out. Also try talking to work, HR if possible.
Originally posted by: everman
Originally posted by: tyler811
Originally posted by: everman
It's interesting that basic juror's rights are not told to prospective jurors. I wonder what would happen if everyone actually knew and understood it? Oh well, most people don't even know what rights are granted to them under the law as it is, a sorry state of affairs.
All it takes is one phone to the court house. I served once back "83" It was $15 a day and took 4 days. I called ahead though and found out what it paid and if parking was covered.(It was)
Of course the information is freely available, but my point is that jurors themselves are not even fully informed before or after being sworn in. They aren't told that they can essentially ignore what the law says in reaching a verdict. Instead they're usually told, as I was, that you must base everything entirely on the facts and the law, which is false. Jury nullification does happen, but not often.
Originally posted by: SearchMaster
Is jury nullification "allowed" in all states? I live in GA and I know it's in the GA constitution but I wasn't sure if it was permissible everywhere.
Of course I know there's no real way for a judge to enforce it even if it's not allowed but it could be the difference between a mistrial and not guilty.
Originally posted by: arcenite
Stop whining you pvssy. I have jury duty the end of this month. You'll probably lose more than I'll get paid (my job DOES pay you for jury duty). If you want to enjoy American freedoms, you'll have to do the one thing your country asks you to do.
Originally posted by: tyler811
Originally posted by: fbrdphreak
He's not whining, he's got a real issue here you prick. Sounds like the OP wouldn't mind doing his civic duty if it wasn't fvcking him over financially; even getting the summons is a problem.Originally posted by: Ryan
Whine whine whine - do your civic duty.
OP, you do what you need to do for yourself. If you need to work and can't make it work, don't fvcking do it man. But I'd call or write them ASAP to work this out. Also try talking to work, HR if possible.
Nice resort to name calling :frown:
What about those that died for the basic rights we have today, what if all people said "Fvck it I am too busy or whats in for me" or the people that serve today.
The "issues" those had that died for our country were the wives and children and mothers and fathers and sisters and brothers they left behind. Children that never met their mother or father. Parents that never saw their kids grow up. Boys not having a dad to teach them baseball or girls that had a dad to give away on the wedding day. Mothers not seeing their son grow into men or daughters grow into women.
The present people serving in the armed forces today, living in extreme heat or cold. Missing birthdays and weddings and baseball games. Not seeing their child grow for that first step or word. All because they felt a need to server thier country. Those are the real issues.
Originally posted by: Amol
Originally posted by: tyler811
Originally posted by: fbrdphreak
He's not whining, he's got a real issue here you prick. Sounds like the OP wouldn't mind doing his civic duty if it wasn't fvcking him over financially; even getting the summons is a problem.Originally posted by: Ryan
Whine whine whine - do your civic duty.
OP, you do what you need to do for yourself. If you need to work and can't make it work, don't fvcking do it man. But I'd call or write them ASAP to work this out. Also try talking to work, HR if possible.
Nice resort to name calling :frown:
What about those that died for the basic rights we have today, what if all people said "Fvck it I am too busy or whats in for me" or the people that serve today.
The "issues" those had that died for our country were the wives and children and mothers and fathers and sisters and brothers they left behind. Children that never met their mother or father. Parents that never saw their kids grow up. Boys not having a dad to teach them baseball or girls that had a dad to give away on the wedding day. Mothers not seeing their son grow into men or daughters grow into women.
The present people serving in the armed forces today, living in extreme heat or cold. Missing birthdays and weddings and baseball games. Not seeing their child grow for that first step or word. All because they felt a need to server thier country. Those are the real issues.
VOLUNTEER Army.
Edit: To elaborate ... all those people you described volunteered to be in those positions. Sure, they did/are doing brave things and I am thankful for that, but if they were in a situation which wouldn't allow them to serve, they wouldn't.
The OP seems as if he should serve but is in a situation where he can't.
Originally posted by: pontifex
Originally posted by: franksta
My father was a member of the jury for some guy that killed his kids.
how did that happen?