Jury duty

Tchocky · 06-09-2008, 07:37 PM

If the government is going to make you waste a day listening to two-bit court-appointed lawyers trying to defend some slimeball who beat his wife, you'd think they should at least pay you minimum wage or something. And it's on July 3rd, to boot. Thanks for fucking up my holiday weekend because the state needs to defend some doofus who ran over his neighbor's cat and is being sued for mental anguish or some shit.

How many of you, like me, have had the unfortunate experience of having served on a jury before? I've called in three times, served once....the one time I served was happened to be the first time I had ever been called up. I was like 18 at the time, too.

bja1288 · 06-09-2008, 07:49 PM

i got called when i was at school so i got out of it, but i was 18 too

Tchocky · 06-09-2008, 08:30 PM

Neither of the lawyers were any good either. The defense lawyer was probably a court-appointed hack, and the DA looked like she was fresh out of law school and in way over her head. She simply could not make a convincing argument to save her life. I really wanted to turn in a "guilty" verdict, because the bastard on the defense seemed like such an asshole, but there simply wasn't enough evidence.

Hate the Hater · 06-09-2008, 08:56 PM

So it really was about a cat getting smushed?

Tchocky · 06-09-2008, 09:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hate the Hater

So it really was about a cat getting smushed?

Unfortunately no. That would have been far more entertaining. It was some restaurant owner trying to avoid liability for something, I can't remember.

pale blue eyes · 06-09-2008, 09:37 PM

I really liked jury duty. I got to see an attempted murder trial. It took four days, I got paid $20 a day plus a full day's pay at work. I think even if I did not get paid, I probably still would have liked it. It was really interesting.

Tchocky · 06-09-2008, 09:40 PM

Here, you get about $15 for a full day's work. I make more than that taking a shit at my job.

pale blue eyes · 06-09-2008, 09:41 PM

By the way, my former coworker gets out of it every time by sending them a letter back that says the only one who can judge people is Jesus, and since she is not Jesus she refuses. Try that next time, it works for her.

Mo · 06-10-2008, 04:22 AM

Is she serious, though?

pale blue eyes · 06-10-2008, 05:56 AM

I'm pretty sure she is. She's fairly religious.

Mo · 06-10-2008, 05:59 AM

SlingeroGuitaro · 06-10-2008, 06:23 AM

the last job i held at a company would pay you what you would normally make that day minus the money you were paid at jury duty. so if you were a part time employee and would only work 4 hours but were in the court room for 8 hours you were screwed out of work time

pale blue eyes · 06-10-2008, 06:36 AM

Yeah, my work did the same thing. It was nice.

06-09-2008, 07:37 PM	#1
Tchocky Minion of Satan Location: Wher I en nd yu begn Posts: 6,113	Jury duty If the government is going to make you waste a day listening to two-bit court-appointed lawyers trying to defend some slimeball who beat his wife, you'd think they should at least pay you minimum wage or something. And it's on July 3rd, to boot. Thanks for fucking up my holiday weekend because the state needs to defend some doofus who ran over his neighbor's cat and is being sued for mental anguish or some shit. How many of you, like me, have had the unfortunate experience of having served on a jury before? I've called in three times, served once....the one time I served was happened to be the first time I had ever been called up. I was like 18 at the time, too.

06-10-2008, 05:59 AM	#11
Mo Shalom y'all Location: Wien Posts: 20,263	Ugh.

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Tchocky Minion of Satan Location: Wher I en nd yu begn Posts: 6,113	Neither of the lawyers were any good either. The defense lawyer was probably a court-appointed hack, and the DA looked like she was fresh out of law school and in way over her head. She simply could not make a convincing argument to save her life. I really wanted to turn in a "guilty" verdict, because the bastard on the defense seemed like such an asshole, but there simply wasn't enough evidence.

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Hate the Hater Apocalyptic Poster Posts: 2,506	So it really was about a cat getting smushed?

06-09-2008, 09:37 PM	#6
pale blue eyes sproutsy Location: :/ Posts: 15,036	I really liked jury duty. I got to see an attempted murder trial. It took four days, I got paid $20 a day plus a full day's pay at work. I think even if I did not get paid, I probably still would have liked it. It was really interesting.

06-09-2008, 09:40 PM	#7
Tchocky Minion of Satan Location: Wher I en nd yu begn Posts: 6,113	Here, you get about $15 for a full day's work. I make more than that taking a shit at my job.

06-09-2008, 09:41 PM	#8
pale blue eyes sproutsy Location: :/ Posts: 15,036	By the way, my former coworker gets out of it every time by sending them a letter back that says the only one who can judge people is Jesus, and since she is not Jesus she refuses. Try that next time, it works for her.

06-10-2008, 04:22 AM	#9
Mo Shalom y'all Location: Wien Posts: 20,263	Is she serious, though?

06-10-2008, 05:56 AM	#10
pale blue eyes sproutsy Location: :/ Posts: 15,036	I'm pretty sure she is. She's fairly religious.

06-10-2008, 06:23 AM	#12
SlingeroGuitaro Starbucks addicted minion Location: Billy Corgan Kazoo Revue Posts: 5,976	the last job i held at a company would pay you what you would normally make that day minus the money you were paid at jury duty. so if you were a part time employee and would only work 4 hours but were in the court room for 8 hours you were screwed out of work time

06-10-2008, 06:36 AM	#13
pale blue eyes sproutsy Location: :/ Posts: 15,036	Yeah, my work did the same thing. It was nice.