Would you have any objection to doing jury duty?

Id be far too biased to trust myself with something like that I think.
Depends on the case obviously.

I dunno, I'd hate to spend a day around all those nasty, immoral, conniving degenerates.

But enough about the lawyers.....

I was called 3 times, my oh says he'd love to do it but he was never called. The first time, I knew someone who could get me out of it, the 2nd time, there was no need for the jury on any of the days.The third time however I was called, I was one of the 12 names called out of about 200. I was pure sweatin'!

There was a multitude of folk hanging over the balcony watching what was going on and the courtroom was packed. I was shaking in my boots...dunno why really. I whispered to your man with the bible that I would be biased 'cos I knew the families involved (I knew one of the families but only by name), he seemed very impatient with me, told me I had to tell the judge. The judge btw was a mile away across the room and I had to yell at him that I knew the defendant's family. The fella in the dock stared at me with a big question mark over his head.

Boy was I glad to get out of it. You see, I struggle to keep my attention on stuff..like tv progs I keep drifting off thinking about something that's been said or done, meanwhile, loads of stuff happens and I miss it. I couldn't possibly trust myself to listen intently and take everything in.

My friend was called once for a rape case, it was very stressful, she spent hours with the other jurors in a little hot stuffy room. They had to find the defendant not guilty. Turns out the girl was bullshítting, poor chap.

Scruffles wrote: »

same here,due to disabilities,am not even sure woud even be on the list for it any way because of the services am in.

it sounds interesting if its helping justice, but most people have known who have done it ended up never actualy getting called on the jury they still had to hang around there all day for several weeks,although they got their dinners and money paid back for a weekly bus ticket on each week,and if remember correctly they all got their wages paid to.

if people get themselves a good hotel stay out of it,fair play.
have read the exemption list for jury duty over here and it doesnt seem fair that theyre excluding people who have been in jail years ago,how does that necesarily make someone less likely to be unbiased and take part in justice?
people who dont understand english are on the list to,what about the use of translators?

If people have been in jail chances are they hated it giving them a few options two of which are they could be bitter about it and find him not guilty just because they don't like cops, or they could want to fcuk someone else over like they were. They could be unbiased, but it's a big risk to take.

And RE: Translators, are you really thinking clearly, you'd need translators for the entire case, then for the deliberations, and that's an extra person in the room which shouldn't be.

I'd do it, and I'd be very unbiased about the people involved. But probably not so much about the crimes committed, if it's say Possession of Marijuana with intent, I couldn't find someone guilty because I find that it being illegal to but, sell and possess Marijuana is an unjust law.

I'd be afraid that if the person gets convicted they'd want to get their revenge when they got out.

Then again I don't live in any countries where I have to do jury duty, so I think I'm safe. For now...

KKkitty wrote: »

I wouldn't like to do it but they only ask you to do it once don't they?

Nope , but if it's a rough case the judge can excuse you from future duty ....
I don't think I could afford it ...

I've been called twice - my boss got me out of one call-up because (apparently) I was "essential to the smooth running of our company". He put that in writing so I used it at my next payrise session.
I can't disclose details of the case I sat through but I was Henry Fonda to eleven others who thought "maybe the two guards started the fight", (which resulted in their hospitalisation), with nine members of the then little-known family gang of drug dealers who were either killed or jailed in later years.
I know they have their bad apples but, ever since that case, my respect for the Guards has been much higher than before. We don't often hear the details of the abuse they get while trying to protect the public.
While I can recommend jury duty, I can't say the same for the food served at the Four Courts. Huge culchie plates of warm, fatty bacon and cabbage with partially cooked spuds.....on both days!

I was foreman in two cases. Brilliant experience and one I'd do again if called. Be it a tedious or dramatic case just seeing the inner workings of the judical system is an eyeopener.
It's (usually) a once in a lifetime chance to be involved and I can't understand why people would not take that opportunity.