I don't want to do this......

good luck and make sure your cell phone has games on it and a full battery and the sound turned off. i played bejeweled for hours at court one time.

 

Find out what the case is about, and pretend to be an expert about it. lawyers and police officers are almost never accepted because they have a better understanding of law.

If you do get picked, decline to swear to the case on facts presented in court, because you the jury, have a right to choose a verdict as you see fit.

 

When someone I know got his jury duty letter in the mail, he just threw it out. With the mail service here, who's to say he did or didn't receive it.

 

Alright guys, I made it back.

It was.... hard because I don't maneuver around huge buildings a lot. I was afraid I'd get lost - but I didn't. Not really.

I didn't wait very long, maybe an hour at most before they started talking and explaining shit to us. Then they instructed those of us that needed to be excused to stand in a line to speak to one of the judges. The judge on our line was really nice. He was young compared to the other ones. I think he was probably about 29, 30.
It didn't take me very long to think of a good excuse. I just told him about my panic attacks, and how they would affect me in the courtroom, and he said he would excuse me.

I'm so relieved. That's one less stupid thing I have to worry about.

 

It's really easy to get out of jury duty and though you've already left, for future reference, be difficult from the time they start asking questions. Raise your hand constantly, ask questions about everything, be as innocently obnoxious as possible. That's how I got dismissed from jury duty a couple of years back when I had questionable transportation (my car was about to see its last days), and no job to pay for gas to drive the 30 miles to the courthouse. I went the first day, constantly asked, "But why are we even bothering?" because she had already plead guilty and we were just choosing her sentence. Haha, I was really annoying and I guess that they want to keep the jury process as short and painless as possible.

 

Hey KRamona. I didn't even make it into the courtroom though.

That was my plan, to be really annoying if need be. But I never got the chance really.

I suppose if I'd have called right away and told them about my anxiety or some other half-truth I might not have had to go there today. But oh well.

My anxiety was the whole damn reason I didn't call them. Stupid, huh?

 

There's always the "madden challenge" for next time:lol:

(only those who saw the movie runaway jury should get this)

 

I didn't see that movie!

I guess that's why I don't get the joke. But I can see that it has something to do with jurors.....

 

as my idol george carlin once said the easiest way to get out of jury duty is to say to them you would be a great juror because you can just look at someone and know if they are guilty that will make them dismiss you

 

just do what my mom's friend did, he pretended to be racist and got off.

 

Aaaaaah. i have jury duty in march but i'm too much of a pussy to make up excuses

 

Nah, just tell them you're gay.