Cold Dead Hands
Footballguy
A coworker has to report tomorrow for jury duty and we were just discussing the easiest and fastest way to get dismissed. I say go with racism. He says he will glorify the death penalty. What say you?
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Best way to get out of jury duty? (1 Viewer)
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Henry Ford
Footballguy
Criminal or civil?
ghostguy123
Footballguy
Can't go wrong with racism.
Cold Dead Hands
Footballguy
The letter does not specify. He called the number and the message states that they all have to report at 8 tomorrow at the federal courthouse.
SWC
Bromigo
i heard a story about a guy who tried to get out of jury duty by acting all crazy ends up he had brewers tickets well the ol judge made him sit in a cell for the whole time the trial was going on so all he got was out of jury duty but not out of the ol courthouse so long story short i would not mess with it our justice system is a lot like a hemi it might have some problems but at the end of the day it will blow away anything else out there even if she does lag a little coming off the line and hey let me tell you this you will not see those refugess heading the other way to so show up and do your duty take that to the bank fellow bromericans
RUSF18
Footballguy
Try the racism play and they'll make a point to put you on another case. Seen it myself.
Best bet is to respond to the questioning by showing you're sticking with your own beliefs, but having that belief be something that a reasonable person would say in 2014. A couple years ago I was in the process of being selected for a jury of a case where the owner of a restaurant was being sued for sexual and religious discrimination by a former employer. The lawyers established that this guy was an evangelical who would preach to his staff. They asked a question about religion in the workplace and I said that I don't care what a person's religion is, no one should be badgered with religion at work. The defendant's lawyer had me thrown out in 2 seconds.
Best bet is to respond to the questioning by showing you're sticking with your own beliefs, but having that belief be something that a reasonable person would say in 2014. A couple years ago I was in the process of being selected for a jury of a case where the owner of a restaurant was being sued for sexual and religious discrimination by a former employer. The lawyers established that this guy was an evangelical who would preach to his staff. They asked a question about religion in the workplace and I said that I don't care what a person's religion is, no one should be badgered with religion at work. The defendant's lawyer had me thrown out in 2 seconds.
Henry Ford
Footballguy
Yeah. Every person believes something non-offensive that, if taken to the extreme, would get him/her out of jury duty.
Insurance company hatred will do that in Louisiana.
Insurance company hatred will do that in Louisiana.
johnnycakes
Footballguy
Doug B
Footballguy
Posted this before, might as well post it again: I got of jury duty one time quite by accident.
I had recently moved into New Orleans from an outlying parish ("parish" = "county" around here). I got a jury duty summons in the mail from my old parish, as I was still picking up mail at the old place.. I show up to the courthouse in my old parish and intend to serve.
They herd a small group of us into a courtroom. The judge addresses us and makes small talk, asking us all where we live and what we do.
Once I said I lived in Mid-City (neighborhood in New Orleans), the judge politely cut me off and told me that I was summarily excused. No ID check (which would've still had my old address) or anything. My word that I had recently moved out of the parish was good enough to get me out of jury duty.
Don't know if this would work elsewhere ... but if your buddy is desperate, it's something to consider. If it's federal, though, the location of his residence may have no bearing.
rikishiboy
Footballguy
Tell them you live in japan.....worked for me.
randall146
Footballguy
It's an interesting experience and your duty as a citizen. Tell him just to go be himself and see what happens
Doug B
Footballguy
Something else that's said to work down here (getting this second-hand) to avoid serving on criminal trials is to either (a) mention that you are related to a policeman, or (b) express a strong belief that policeman are totally honest and tend to apprehend the truly guilty party ("... if the policeman arrested him, he musti've done something ...").
sdp1226
Footballguy
Solid advice. If asked a question by the lawyers, show some bias towards either side. The other side will quickly dismiss you. Duty served.
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Insoxicated
This.
I served a few months back. Was dreading it going into the experience, but actually found it pretty interesting. Was selected into a courtroom.. in the box and everything but was excused shortly thereafter for reasons unbeknownst to me. Was a traffic accident lawsuit.
Got out early pretty much every day. Now I'm clear for 10 years, though admittedly I wouldn't mind getting called back in next week.
fatguyinalittlecoat
Footballguy
Yeah, I enjoyed my jury duty experience too. Although some of the other members of the jury seemed to think it was excruciating. They must have better lives than I do.
-fish-
Footballguy
I've had people try to get out in pretty amusing ways. Last trial jury selection lasted two days, and the trial was expected to last 6 weeks over the summer. On the second day, one guy decided to wear a Reagan library shirt. Another decided it would be a good day to start "To Kill a Mockingbird" and bring that as his reading material. Two felt it necessary to bring bibles as their reading material for the day. One claimed she simply couldn't be unbiased, regardless of the type of case, because she was going to be resentful of whoever was making her lose her summer.
Leroy Hoard
Footballguy
In all my life I still have not seen a juror with a swastika tattoo on his or her forehead.
dickey moe
Fingerpicker
Tell the judge you believe in term limits.
butcher boy
Footballguy
The whole "it's your duty as a citizen" thing is great, but what if you work somewhere that doesn't pay you while on jury duty and you end up on the hook on a lengthy trial. Where I live, saying you'll potentially miss out on a couple paychecks is not considered enough of a hardship to be excused, which I've always found questionable. I'd love to serve and experience jury duty, but not if its going to potentially cost me thousands in lost wages.
Chemical X
Footballguy
your whole family is cops and state troopers. you are actively studying to become a cop.
fantasycurse42
Footballguy Jr.
I've said I have emotional outbursts and scream HOOTERS HOOTERS HOOTERS when I get flustered. I feared I would be yelling that quite often interrupting the trial. After receiving some phone numbers, I was sent on my way.
Chemical X
Footballguy
also, don't register to vote and they won't find you. I wonder why we don't just make jury duty a job. just have professional jurors.
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wa la.
Worm
slimy ninja
johnnycakes
Footballguy
Here in MA, the juror pool is pulled from the annual town census. Don't reply to the census and they will delete your name from the list of registered voters. But if you complete the town census, you're subject to jury duty whether you registered to vote or not.
Cjw_55106
Footballguy
Joe Summer
Footballguy
I've been called to jury duty twice in the past month. Both times, I ended up sitting in the jury room all day while we waited our turn to be called. Both times, my number was never called. Basically, I sat around and read old copies of Reader's Digest (because we weren't allowed to read newspapers or anything that might reference current events).
I'm not one of those guys who hates jury duty or anything, but it sure seemed inefficient to have 200 people sequestered in a room for 8 hours all day doing nothing.
I'm not one of those guys who hates jury duty or anything, but it sure seemed inefficient to have 200 people sequestered in a room for 8 hours all day doing nothing.
butcher boy
Footballguy
How do you get called twice in a month? I thought after having to go in like that, you're clear for 6 months or so.
TLEF316
Footballguy
Not true in new jersey. I've never registered to vote and I got called a few years ago.
Got pulled into the court room but my number was never called. The silly reasons people tried to use to get out of it were great.
Met a woman who I hooked up with a few times in the weeks following. Played angry birds for a few hours each morning (had to go in twice) which was better than going to work.
Stoneys
MudCat
I just went this past May, i got out due to the death of my Grandmother, but had to be basically cross examined by the judge in his chambers (with both defense and prosecution and court officers present)
Lady that went before me, i think, had societal anxiety issues as she was crying and stuff. Well, i think she really pissed the judge off right before my questioning as he was basically being a #### to me. Plus I had overheard him #####ing to everyone about no one wants to serve right before i had to walk in.
Lady that went before me, i think, had societal anxiety issues as she was crying and stuff. Well, i think she really pissed the judge off right before my questioning as he was basically being a #### to me. Plus I had overheard him #####ing to everyone about no one wants to serve right before i had to walk in.
Ned
Footballguy
MC Gas Money
Footballguy
Wear an american flag diaper and throw an orange at the judge
timschochet
Footballguy
Honest truth- last time I was up for jury duty I made it all the way to the jury box and I was asked THIS question:
"How do you feel about illegal immigrants?"
I expressed myself in no uncertain terms. For some reason, the prosecution excused me.
"How do you feel about illegal immigrants?"
I expressed myself in no uncertain terms. For some reason, the prosecution excused me.
psychobillies
Footballguy
My father was a judge for a few terms. He always said that no one ever wanted to serve, but were almost always happy that they did. Also, whatever clever idea you might have to get out of it, they've seen it before and usually aren't swayed by it.
A few times I was able to watch the jury selections for some pretty big trials. There were two types of prospective jurors; the people who wanted to be picked that would almost list a resume explaining how great they would be as a juror, and those that had some BS with them trying to get out of it. The former were always disappointed when they were the first ones dismissed, and the latter were disappointed when they were picked to serve.
A few times I was able to watch the jury selections for some pretty big trials. There were two types of prospective jurors; the people who wanted to be picked that would almost list a resume explaining how great they would be as a juror, and those that had some BS with them trying to get out of it. The former were always disappointed when they were the first ones dismissed, and the latter were disappointed when they were picked to serve.
spOOfy
Footballguy
I also found it quite stressful. I knew I was seriously affecting many lives with my decision. Of course, I was on a kidnapping, robbery, terroistic threats, etc. case. When the victim was talking about how his kidnappers where talking about going to Home Depot to get tools to cut up and dispose of his body, it was a little too real for my liking.
Interestingly, I was the most adamant about guilt on all charges. The rest of the group talked me down off 1 charge, while I convinced them on 2 others.
The experience was definitely interesting, but there are many, many moments of pure boredom. I was there for 4 days and we maybe "worked" 3 hours per day.
Ditka Butkus
Footballguy
just say, in your opinion... everybody is guilty until proven innocent.
butcher boy
Footballguy
Yeah, most jury questionnaires will have some form of the question asking you what you think your job as a juror is. Get that wrong and you'll most likely get the boot.
The correct answer is that your job is to determine whether or not the prosecution has proven guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
Ditka Butkus
Footballguy
butcher boy
Footballguy
If its that important, they should at least be able to come close to matching the lost wages the members of the jury have to endure. If it's a long trial, it can add up fast and it's the only reason I'll continue to try and get out of jury duty.
Patriotsfatboy1
Footballguy
That is not quite how it is done in MA. The census is part of it and there are cross references to voting rolls and taxes. If you are on any one of those lists, you can be selected at random.
Best bet to avoid jury duty is to show up smelling like you just sh!!!!t your pants. Go to the bathroom as frequently as possible. Your fellow jurors will be asking for your removal and you will have fulfilled the one-day portion of your service.
Jeremy
Footballguy
Which is why it's important to suck it up and do your civic duty if you're not in this situation. I still get paid if I get called for jury duty. If I try to weasle my way out of it, it might be at the expense of someone who can't afford to miss time at work.
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