Jury duty

Ok.. well I served for the first time on the a jury the other day. It was a great experience.. an eyeopener of sorts. Without going into the specifics of the case I found it great to test out one's argumentive skills.. the person in question was clearly not guilty of the crime but I thought I would play the devil's advocate and draw things out by arguing he was. Essentially it was 10 vs 2 (or more 1 and a half, as one man couldn't make up his mind). Anyway, great fun was had trolling in a jury room but eventually and most unfortunately (I guess) I had to concede (laugh and make fun all you want).

Just wondering if anyone else has had this chance and what their thoughts were...

Ok.. well I served for the first time on the a jury the other day. It was a great experience.. an eyeopener of sorts. Without going into the specifics of the case I found it great to test out one's argumentive skills.. the person in question was clearly not guilty of the crime but I thought I would play the devil's advocate and draw things out by arguing he was. Essentially it was 10 vs 2 (or more 1 and a half, as one man couldn't make up his mind). Anyway, great fun was had trolling in a jury room but eventually and most unfortunately (I guess) I had to concede (laugh and make fun all you want).

Just wondering if anyone else has had this chance and what their thoughts were...

Yeah, I did this once. The guy got 15 years. I'm the best troll ever.

I could be wrong but I don't think you're allowed to discuss this.

I can imagine no worse punishment than to be locked away with a bunch of total strangers and trying to decide the fate of another total stranger.

I could be wrong but I don't think you're allowed to discuss this.

You can't discuss details of the case.

I never served jury duty, and chances are I never will. How does it work? Do they just send you a summons with a specified date/time that you can't refuse?

lol, jury duty.

Never been summoned.

I never served jury duty, and chances are I never will. How does it work? Do they just send you a summons with a specified date/time that you can't refuse?

You can refuse a couple of different reasons, but you are not supposed to refuse. You do get a summons.

Quote from: PizzaPlanet on June 23, 2013, 01:46:02 AM

I never served jury duty, and chances are I never will. How does it work? Do they just send you a summons with a specified date/time that you can't refuse?

You can refuse a couple of different reasons, but you are not supposed to refuse. You do get a summons.

That's pretty much right. I was meant to go back in January but was able to defer it till just now. They have tightened the laws here to make it harder to get out of. You can be fined and your driver's license taken away for not attending. That and apparently the police come knocking on your door to find out why you are not attending. (not sure I believe that though).

On a side note, you can also ask the judge is selected and give reason why you should be excused. One man did this because his English wasn't good, which of the few times he spoke, clearly wasn't. The judge's response was that he could understand him and if he could understand the judge then he has to sit for jury. The guy hardly spoke a word from then on. The amount of legalese crap probably confused the heck out of him. I certainly wouldn't want to be tried by a team of 12 people similar to him.

That and apparently the police come knocking on your door to find out why you are not attending. (not sure I believe that though).

In some places they probably do.  And in other places they probably show up just to arrest you.

It also depends on what skin colour you have.