Jury Duty

AdmSlc · **on:** November 21, 2014, 04:55:16 AM

Thank goodness for MTO. I'll have jury duty tomorrow.. going to be a very boring day. Needless to say I'll be posting a lot tomorrow.

captain spaulding · **Reply #1 on:** November 21, 2014, 05:16:43 AM

It could be very quick if you get dismissed in the first group. Fingers crossed.

ColoSwiss · **Reply #2 on:** November 21, 2014, 07:13:31 AM

Could be interesting, provided its a short case.

Etherealicer · **Reply #3 on:** November 21, 2014, 10:28:26 AM

I like the idea of Jury Duty, but then I only know it from TV where its always an interesting case...

zoidberg · **Reply #4 on:** November 21, 2014, 11:00:02 AM

I don't think I could do it. Well, maybe if it pays real good.

captain spaulding · **Reply #5 on:** November 21, 2014, 11:02:31 AM

Quote from: zoidberg on November 21, 2014, 11:00:02 AM

I don't think I could do it. Well, maybe if it pays real good.

If you are chosen you make $40 a day and can receive $50 a day if the case goes over 45 days.

zoidberg · **Reply #6 on:** November 21, 2014, 11:13:45 AM

Quote from: captain spaulding on November 21, 2014, 11:02:31 AM

Quote from: zoidberg on November 21, 2014, 11:00:02 AM
I don't think I could do it. Well, maybe if it pays real good.

If you are chosen you make $40 a day and can receive $50 a day if the case goes over 45 days.

Flag that then.

dks · **Reply #7 on:** November 21, 2014, 11:21:38 AM

Etherealicer · **Reply #8 on:** November 21, 2014, 11:50:52 AM

Quote from: captain spaulding on November 21, 2014, 11:02:31 AM

Quote from: zoidberg on November 21, 2014, 11:00:02 AM
I don't think I could do it. Well, maybe if it pays real good.

If you are chosen you make $40 a day and can receive $50 a day if the case goes over 45 days.

Is that instead or in addition to your regular salary?

Chako · **Reply #9 on:** November 21, 2014, 01:05:11 PM

That is instead...unless you have a great employer who is willing to pay you for your civic duties.

pfrsantos · **Reply #10 on:** November 21, 2014, 01:16:32 PM

"Thank you for this oppportunity to send someone to jail, your honour!"

And you're free to go home...

firiki · **Reply #11 on:** November 21, 2014, 01:27:25 PM

Etherealicer · **Reply #12 on:** November 21, 2014, 01:38:09 PM

Quote from: Chako on November 21, 2014, 01:05:11 PM

That is instead...unless you have a great employer who is willing to pay you for your civic duties.

Wow, that is bad... well inconsiderate actually, no wonder people don't like to do jury duty.

Etherealicer · **Reply #13 on:** November 21, 2014, 01:38:48 PM

Quote from: pfrsantos on November 21, 2014, 01:16:32 PM

"Thank you for this oppportunity to send someone to jail, your honour!"

And you're free to go home...

The know all those tricks... Seriously, you will have to do better.

pfrsantos · **Reply #14 on:** November 21, 2014, 06:25:21 PM

Oh, this is no trick! If you make me stay here, I'm gonna say guilty!

GUILTY!

Smashie · **Reply #15 on:** November 21, 2014, 07:04:44 PM

What got me out of jury duty was turning up in a suit, looking smart with a copy of the Telegraph, I wasn't selected and was sent home

Monrogue · **Reply #16 on:** November 21, 2014, 07:14:39 PM

Quote from: Chako on November 21, 2014, 01:05:11 PM

That is instead...unless you have a great employer who is willing to pay you for your civic duties.

This was the case for me when I had it a couple years or so ago. I got paid for my time off, but had to turn over the "earnings" from jury duty to my employer. Trust me, I got the better deal there

AdmSlc · **Reply #17 on:** November 21, 2014, 07:21:03 PM

Ahhhh I got selected.. Wish me luck.

-AdmSlc

Lynn LeFey · **Reply #18 on:** November 21, 2014, 07:25:27 PM

Quote from: Monrogue on November 21, 2014, 07:14:39 PM

Quote from: Chako on November 21, 2014, 01:05:11 PM
That is instead...unless you have a great employer who is willing to pay you for your civic duties.

This was the case for me when I had it a couple years or so ago. I got paid for my time off, but had to turn over the "earnings" from jury duty to my employer. Trust me, I got the better deal there

This is what happened with my hubby, who just had jury duty recently. He was only being paid $10 a day, so... yeah, much better deal for him.

I always kind of wonder why they don't offer unemployed people the option for jury duty. $10 a day is still $10 better than $0 a day. And it's not like they're missing work to be there.

zoidberg · **Reply #19 on:** November 21, 2014, 09:21:50 PM

Quote from: AdmSlc on November 21, 2014, 07:21:03 PM

Ahhhh I got selected.. Wish me luck.

-AdmSlc

All the best.

AdmSlc · **Reply #20 on:** November 22, 2014, 07:12:57 AM

I survived! In and out in one day. I'd call it a win.

-AdmSlc

zoidberg · **Reply #21 on:** November 22, 2014, 07:21:01 AM

Quote from: AdmSlc on November 22, 2014, 07:12:57 AM

I survived! In and out in one day. I'd call it a win.

-AdmSlc

Sounds like win.

Monrogue · **Reply #22 on:** November 22, 2014, 04:33:58 PM

Quote from: zoidberg on November 22, 2014, 07:21:01 AM

Quote from: AdmSlc on November 22, 2014, 07:12:57 AM
I survived! In and out in one day. I'd call it a win.

-AdmSlc

Sounds like win.

+1

ironraven · **Reply #23 on:** November 23, 2014, 03:57:52 AM

I've been called for jury duty twice.

Once I sent them back a nice letter saying I would normally say yes but I would be in my final semester of college and would they please not delay my graduation. They were ok with that

The more recent time, they were looking for people who would be in the pool for a murder trial. They'd moved the trial from my hometown to the other end of the state, where I am now. I said quite honestly that the victim had been a friend of my mother, and the suspect had gone to grade school with my little brother and was a creepy little smurf then, still was, and that I was not surprised he'd killed a woman and I wouldn't be surprised if it was other that weren't known about.

They said my services weren't needed.

ironraven · **Reply #24 on:** November 23, 2014, 03:59:57 AM

Quote from: Lynn LeFey on November 21, 2014, 07:25:27 PM

I always kind of wonder why they don't offer unemployed people the option for jury duty. $10 a day is still $10 better than $0 a day. And it's not like they're missing work to be there.

Dealing with the better educated and more socialized portion of that population with my 9-to-5, I have to say, there is no socio-economic group that I want LESS on a jury.

DazMechanical · **Reply #25 on:** November 23, 2014, 04:44:18 AM

You make a good point ironraven!

Syncop8r · **Reply #26 on:** November 23, 2014, 10:53:12 AM

I did it a couple of years ago. I had no job at the time so I was quite happy to do it. I got paid travel allowance as well. Also our food was all specially catered (and really nice!) as our city centre got destroyed by a few thousand earthquakes.

On the first day I came home saying "Man, this is nothing like on TV". The next day I was saying "Man, this is better than TV!". It was a fraud case involving vintage farm machinery, a VW Kombi, racehorses, a homosexual affair and Irish gypsies!

Chako · **Reply #27 on:** November 23, 2014, 10:55:49 PM

Sounds like that should be made into a movie.

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