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Singlemalt

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Everyone I know has gotten called at least once, they've all been biatchy about it. I actually WANT to do it, have for years. I think that's the secret to not getting called, to cosmically want to be on a jury. Never once have they hit me up.
I agree, this time I had too much going on at work and the case disinterested me so I got out of it. In my county they send the jury summons about 1.5-2 months in advance so there is plenty of time to get out of it. Had the case been interesting, I'd have stayed
 

Laughing Grass

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I agree, this time I had too much going on at work and the case disinterested me so I got out of it. In my county they send the jury summons about 1.5-2 months in advance so there is plenty of time to get out of it. Had the case been interesting, I'd have stayed
If I understand correctly here you don't know what case you'll be involved in during the screening process.

You wanna sit in traffic/misdemeanor court? You can pretend to be me. What's the chance we look similar?
Traffic court? Bummer! I'd at least want something high profile enough that I could write a book afterwards.
 

RetiredToker76

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You wanna sit in traffic/misdemeanor court? You can pretend to be me. What's the chance we look similar?
I mean it's not the sexiest of court cases, but I'd still go all Dick Wolf on the jury, that parking ticket would be Dun-Dun. I have a few doppelgängers out there, however I'm fairly certain you're far cuter than I. :hump:

I just really enjoyed playing Juror #8 in junior high theater, always wanted to be 'that guy' in a jury that just royally screws over the states case.
 

Rsawr

Smoke and Mirrors
Staff member
What is the problem with jury duty?
It's fine in theory. The time i had to sit before was fine. Traffic, nice and easy, but stupid. Other time I was not needed and never had to go. Both were in my city though.
But it is during a pandemic, and I don't know these people I will be sitting in a room with. I either have to travel 1.5 hours in each direction on public transit (covid still a thing) or pay a cab to get there about 80 bucks round trip. I am losing money, and may miss work the day after.
 

Laughing Grass

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It's fine in theory. The time i had to sit before was fine. Traffic, nice and easy, but stupid. Other time I was not needed and never had to go. Both were in my city though.
But it is during a pandemic, and I don't know these people I will be sitting in a room with. I either have to travel 1.5 hours in each direction on public transit (covid still a thing) or pay a cab to get there about 80 bucks round trip. I am losing money, and may miss work the day after.
All joking aside, claim hardship. There's definitely a process for that.
 

Metasynth

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It's fine in theory. The time i had to sit before was fine. Traffic, nice and easy, but stupid. Other time I was not needed and never had to go. Both were in my city though.
But it is during a pandemic, and I don't know these people I will be sitting in a room with. I either have to travel 1.5 hours in each direction on public transit (covid still a thing) or pay a cab to get there about 80 bucks round trip. I am losing money, and may miss work the day after.
So basically, it’s inconvenient?
No, that’s what’s wrong with planet earth. Jury duty itself isn’t too bad.
All joking aside, claim hardship. There's definitely a process for that.
This.^^
 

Rsawr

Smoke and Mirrors
Staff member
So basically, it’s inconvenient?

No, that’s what’s wrong with planet earth. Jury duty itself isn’t too bad.

This.^^
It is inconvenient in a way that messes with my money and time. And potentially the money and time of my boss and his business. Yes.

Not everyone can afford the time or money I just mentioned. I am lucky that I just get to complain, and maybe miss a paycheck, and be okay with that.
 

Metasynth

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It is inconvenient in a way that messes with my money and time. And potentially the money and time of my boss and his business. Yes.

Not everyone can afford the time or money I just mentioned. I am lucky that I just get to complain, and maybe miss a paycheck, and be okay with that.
If you can not afford to miss the time, AND you don’t have reasonable transportation(1.5 hours each way is NOT reasonable), then I don’t understand how they denied your financial hardship claim. How far away exactly IS it?
 
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