Poop ****ing Jury Duty....

Frazod · 05-07-2010, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by BigRichard

Just hope you never ever get called on for a federal grand jury. I am sitting on one now. 18 ****ing months I am on this jury. One week out of every month I have to go listen to several cases. I have been doing it for 6 months now and I am starting to think this goes way over the top of civic duty.

Holy shit - how can they do that?

**BigRichard** · 05-07-2010, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by frazod

Holy shit - how can they do that?

I don't know but it f'ing sucks. I got a jury summons and it didn't say anything about it being a federal grand jury. I get to the courthouse and there is a huge room full of people. They then explain that 23 of us lucky bastards and 24 alts will be sitting on a federal grand jury for 18 months and everyone in the room is like WTF? I was the second name called.

I thought at first it might be pretty cool but I quickly changed my tune after the newness was gone. I think after month 3 I was pretty pissed about the entire thing. It wouldn't be so bad but we have not once voted anything down. It seems like a complete waste of time.

Frazod · 05-07-2010, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by BigRichard

I don't know but it f'ing sucks. I got a jury summons and it didn't say anything about it being a federal grand jury. I get to the courthouse and there is a huge room full of people. They then explain that 23 of us lucky bastards and 24 alts will be sitting on a federal grand jury for 18 months and everyone in the room is like WTF? I was the second name called.

I thought at first it might be pretty cool but I quickly changed my tune after the newness was gone. I think after month 3 I was pretty pissed about the entire thing. It wouldn't be so bad but we have not once voted anything down. It seems like a complete waste of time.

How the hell does that work with your job?

**BigRichard** · 05-07-2010, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by frazod

How the hell does that work with your job?

Every month they send me a summons which I then give to my employer. I actually switched jobs while in the middle of this. I told them about it ahead of time and they have been very cool about it.

Frazod · 05-07-2010, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by BigRichard

Every month they send me a summons which I then give to my employer. I actually switched jobs while in the middle of this. I told them about it ahead of time and they have been very cool about it.

When I was in the Navy the various base COs had lists of jurors they would use for courts-martial, consisting of officers and crusty old chiefs, none of whom were exactly known for their soft views on crime. So for trials we'd have a few groups that would rotate cases, so these people would probably end up serving on five or six juries a year. But our jury trials were generally either for drugs or desertion, and were over in a day or two. I can't even begin to imagine how disruptive that must be.