Anyone else serve as a juror ?

by moomanchu 9 Replies latest jw experiences

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  moomanchu

  Just finished jury duty today, what a pain in the behind.

  Now I can't sleep, keep thinking about everything.

  Judicial system seems like a big bueracratic waste of money.

  I found the oaths here in PA interesting though :

  The oath is part of centuries-old language still in use in most courtrooms. Pennsylvania's oath is derived from colonial Laws of the Commonwealth, enacted in 1772, and reads:

  "You [and each of you] do swear by Almighty God, the Searcher of all hearts, that the evidence you shall give this court [and Jury] in this issue now being tried shall be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth and as you shall answer to God on the last great day."

  Seems a bit over the top, but it does put you in a certain frame of mind.

  moo
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  averyniceguy

  I have been called for Jury Duty in the past, Thank God that I did not need to show up, I was excused since I am 100 percent deaf.
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  bikerchic

  I've shown up for jury duty but we were all dismissed because the parties had settled their dispute, boy was I glad. I wasn't looking forward to it at all.

  "You [and each of you] do swear by Almighty God, the Searcher of all hearts, that the evidence you shall give this court [and Jury] in this issue now being tried shall be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth and as you shall answer to God on the last great day."

  That oath would have me fuming as an Atheist I wonder if they would dismiss you if you tell them you are an Atheist?
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  Bonnie_Clyde

  I was called about six years ago. New experience! There must have been 100 people in the room and they were drawing numbers for 3 trials. Sure enough, my name was drawn. Then they ask you some questions about your knowledge of the case, whether you know any of the defendents, whether you have any religious reasons you can't serve on the jury, and more... I wanted to say something that would get me dismissed, but I couldn't. So I became one of the 12 jurors. It wasn't a difficult case, however, but guess who was selected to be the one to announce the verdict? Me! He was guilty--no question.
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  Dismembered

  I served on four or five trials back in 2004. I found the whole court system fascinating. None of the cases were anything major. Three of the cases were with Judge Edward Cashman who's been vilified in the news lately(and with good reason) by Bill O'Reilly and others, due to his leniency for a child molester.

  Dismembered
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  Mig
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  Mig

  I was called for jury duty last week. Since now I want to be part of the world, I was looking forward to participating in a trial and doing my civic duty. However, Plaintiffs’ attorneys dismissed me when they found out that I worked for defense attorneys. They didn’t realize that I really would be impartial.
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  forsharry

  I'm serving on jury duty now...I was actually the foreman (or foreperson, curse those pesky PC wordgamesters!) on a trial last week. Malicious wounding...we deliberated for four hours. It wasn't an easy thing for me to find the person guilty, but there wasn't enough reasonable doubt to prove him innocent in our points of view.

  I have another week to go...I don't mind it overmuch. I bring a book and take it all in stride...it's SO MUCH MORE INTERESTING than sitting in a district convention for eight hours that's for sure. :)
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  BrentR

  I got removed as a juror because I had a bad attitude. And that is exactly what I wanted since I am self employed and the $12 a day plus mileage would not replace the $3-400 a day that I would normally make. Back in the mid 1950's when then juror compensation rates were decided that was an above average days pay and there were no shortages of unemployed people wanting to be jurors. The problem is they never got around to inflation adjusting the rates.

  Now I have a blown lumbar disk so I will never have to deal with jury duty again.
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  moomanchu

  That oath would have me fuming as an Atheist I wonder if they would dismiss you if you tell them you are an Atheist?

  You can do an affirmation with your choice of wording to fit your circumstance.

  There is something going on in North Carolina also, muslims want to use the koran for the oath.

  It was a learning experience.

  I have another week to go...I don't mind it overmuch. I bring a book and take it all in stride...it's SO MUCH MORE INTERESTING than sitting in a district convention for eight hours that's for sure. :)

  My trial was for injury caused by a motor vehicle accident, pretty quick thank god.

  Much more interesting than any meetings I agree. Others were complaing about sitting but not me, I was just getting my second convention day wind.