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Re: Jury duty
[Re: 300gr]
#2121946
05/24/17 11:26 AM
05/24/17 11:26 AM
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Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 51,956 Round ‘bout there
Clem
Mildly Quirky
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Mildly Quirky
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 51,956
Round ‘bout there
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One idiot said he had better things to do than sit in a courtroom. Fine upstanding citizen right there. I wouldn't want someone like this on my jury who wouldn't pay attention, care or give a chit about which way he voted.
"Hunting Politics are stupid!" - Farm Hunter
"Bible says you shouldn't put sugar in your cornbread." Dustin, 2013
"Best I can figure 97.365% of the general public is a paint chip eating, mouth breathing, certified dumbass." BCLC, 2020
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Re: Jury duty
[Re: jlbuc10]
#2121956
05/24/17 11:37 AM
05/24/17 11:37 AM
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Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 9,166 B'ham
Goatkiller
14 point
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14 point
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B'ham
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Getting struck is easily accomplished.
I usually just let it be known up front I don't like Ambulance Chaser Attorneys. Which is essentially all the plaintiff's attorneys in the room.
That works.
If they are suing Drano... I'll move on to something like my dog drank a bottle of drano when I was 5 years old and died.
I hate Drano.
That kinda thing.
Been up there many times never been put on a jury. My civic duty is paying for about 10 families to not work. Lest they could do is show up for Jury duty. How am I supposed to keep their EBT cards coming if I've got to do that for them as well?
No government employees were harmed in the making of this mess.
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Re: Jury duty
[Re: cj7deerslayer]
#2121992
05/24/17 12:19 PM
05/24/17 12:19 PM
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Joined: Aug 2014
Posts: 668 Ms
FX4
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4 point
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Posts: 668
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I usually call the courthouse and tell Margie I will be working out of town and she says dont worry about it then.
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Re: Jury duty
[Re: cj7deerslayer]
#2122012
05/24/17 12:38 PM
05/24/17 12:38 PM
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Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 18,846 .
ford150man
Old Mossy Horns
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I would love to serve BUT, being 100% commission paid, if I'm not working I'm not getting paid. Period. There is no "making up a difference" with my pay.
Last edited by ford150man; 05/24/17 12:38 PM.
If voting made any difference, they wouldn’t let us do it.-Mark Twain
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Re: Jury duty
[Re: cj7deerslayer]
#2122049
05/24/17 01:36 PM
05/24/17 01:36 PM
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Joined: May 2009
Posts: 678 Florence, AL
Jack Fate
4 point
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4 point
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all you have to do is say two words. Jury Nullification. you will be excused
I Have Stood Next To Death, and People Liked Him Better
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Re: Jury duty
[Re: cj7deerslayer]
#2122053
05/24/17 01:42 PM
05/24/17 01:42 PM
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Joined: Dec 2016
Posts: 10,410 northport
deadeye48
Booner
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Booner
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northport
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I'm 49 years old and have never been called to jury duty but would be glad to serve
When I need expert advice I tend to talk to myself The older I get the better I used to be
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Re: Jury duty
[Re: jlbuc10]
#2122112
05/24/17 02:54 PM
05/24/17 02:54 PM
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Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 33,437 Your mom’s house
doekiller
Freak of Nature
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Freak of Nature
Joined: Jan 2005
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Your mom’s house
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Doe killer how does it work if your self employed and I'm the one and only employee I have. Depends on if you live in some small county or a large county. In jefferson county, the judges are goi g to say tough shucks. In chiton county they will probably let you go.
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Re: Jury duty
[Re: ford150man]
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05/24/17 02:55 PM
05/24/17 02:55 PM
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Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 33,437 Your mom’s house
doekiller
Freak of Nature
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Freak of Nature
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I would love to serve BUT, being 100% commission paid, if I'm not working I'm not getting paid. Period. There is no "making up a difference" with my pay. So what, that is what you are going to hear in jefferson or Shelby county.
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Re: Jury duty
[Re: Goatkiller]
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05/24/17 02:55 PM
05/24/17 02:55 PM
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Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 33,437 Your mom’s house
doekiller
Freak of Nature
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Freak of Nature
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Your mom’s house
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Getting struck is easily accomplished.
I usually just let it be known up front I don't like Ambulance Chaser Attorneys. Which is essentially all the plaintiff's attorneys in the room.
That works.
If they are suing Drano... I'll move on to something like my dog drank a bottle of drano when I was 5 years old and died.
I hate Drano.
That kinda thing.
Been up there many times never been put on a jury. My civic duty is paying for about 10 families to not work. Lest they could do is show up for Jury duty. How am I supposed to keep their EBT cards coming if I've got to do that for them as well?
Assholes like you shouldn't be in a jury anyway.
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Re: Jury duty
[Re: doekiller]
#2122118
05/24/17 02:57 PM
05/24/17 02:57 PM
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Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 12,018 chilton co.
trox28
on probation
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on probation
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chilton co.
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Doe killer how does it work if your self employed and I'm the one and only employee I have. Depends on if you live in some small county or a large county. In jefferson county, the judges are goi g to say tough shucks. In chiton county they will probably let you go. It's not as easy as you think unless you know folks at the courthouse....or if you tell them you are racist against whites,blacks and Mexicans and they are all guilty..That usually works
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Re: Jury duty
[Re: doekiller]
#2122138
05/24/17 03:11 PM
05/24/17 03:11 PM
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Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 12,018 chilton co.
trox28
on probation
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on probation
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chilton co.
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Trox, I agree. It is getting a lot tougher to get off jury duty everywhere.
I know I am in a minority, but everyone should serve on a jury. It would open a lot of eyes and change a lot of opinions. I'm sure it would.Im not against being a juror it's just the few times I've been called for jury duty it was just bad timing for me.If I get called and we ain't working I'll gladly serve..Actually the last time I called and got taken off then they sent a letter saying they had already settled and my services weren't needed.
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Re: Jury duty
[Re: doekiller]
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05/24/17 03:27 PM
05/24/17 03:27 PM
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Posts: 12,481 Pike County, AL
Fuzzy_Bunny
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I know I am in a minority, but everyone should serve on a jury. It would open a lot of eyes and change a lot of opinions.
I agree. For the first time in my life I was called and selected to serve on a circuit court case a few months back. Showed up on the day of the trial and we were sent to wait in the juror's room. A little while later the clerk came in and told us the case had been dismissed, but the judge wanted to talk to us. The judge thanked us for our willingness to serve, and for our time, asuring us that they had done everything they could to not waste it. The D.A. explained the case to us, and what had gone on that morning. The defense even spoke a few minutes. I found the whole thing pretty fascinating and learned a lot about what goes on in my community. I definately had a lot more respect for LEO and the crap they have to go through each and every day. I would gladly serve again.
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Re: Jury duty
[Re: trox28]
#2122160
05/24/17 03:29 PM
05/24/17 03:29 PM
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Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 3,850 West Alabama
Ant67
10 point
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10 point
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Doe killer how does it work if your self employed and I'm the one and only employee I have. Depends on if you live in some small county or a large county. In jefferson county, the judges are goi g to say tough shucks. In chiton county they will probably let you go. It's not as easy as you think unless you know folks at the courthouse....or if you tell them you are racist against whites,blacks and Mexicans and they are all guilty..That usually works It is not easy to get off Jury duty in Chilton county.
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Re: Jury duty
[Re: Ant67]
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05/24/17 04:00 PM
05/24/17 04:00 PM
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Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 12,018 chilton co.
trox28
on probation
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on probation
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chilton co.
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Doe killer how does it work if your self employed and I'm the one and only employee I have. Depends on if you live in some small county or a large county. In jefferson county, the judges are goi g to say tough shucks. In chiton county they will probably let you go. It's not as easy as you think unless you know folks at the courthouse....or if you tell them you are racist against whites,blacks and Mexicans and they are all guilty..That usually works It is not easy to get off Jury duty in Chilton county. Yea it's not near as easy as it use to be.
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Re: Jury duty
[Re: cj7deerslayer]
#2122302
05/24/17 05:14 PM
05/24/17 05:14 PM
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Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 25,778 Fayetteville TN Via Selma
jawbone
Freak of Nature
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Freak of Nature
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My opinion, if it matters, is this; if you are self employed like Trox, being excused is understandable, but if you are able to serve and just don't want to because it is an inconvenience, then you have no right to cry when a career criminal robs you and sticks a gun in your face, nor do you have the right to cry when you, or your spouse, child, or loved one is arrested and tried and convicted for a crime they didn't commit. Reasonable jurors who take their duty seriously could possibly have prevented both of those scenarios.
Just like voting. If you don't vote, you lose all empathy in bitching about who is in office. If you are not willing to sit on a jury, then you have no business complaining about the outcome of a trial.
Go to the Voir Dire and explain your situation to the judge. If he thinks it outweighs the need for good jurors, then he'll let you go.
Lord, please help us get our nation straightened out.
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