Comments on: How To Get Out Of Jury Duty: My Story, How I Did It. http://wickedhowtos.com/index.php/2008/03/21/how-to-get-out-of-jury-duty/ How to do weird stuff (and occasionally something useful)... Tue, 08 May 2012 23:19:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Maury http://wickedhowtos.com/index.php/2008/03/21/how-to-get-out-of-jury-duty/comment-page-1/#comment-38711 Maury Wed, 26 Oct 2011 21:20:21 +0000 http://wickedhowtos.com/index.php/2008/03/21/how-to-get-out-of-jury-duty/#comment-38711 Civic duty? lol I already pay taxes, that should be enough for you clowns. I am NOT going to waste my time with this circus. The system is outdated and flawed. Jury duty is simply extortion/blackmail. And every time I get these summons, I will do whatever I can to get out of it. Maybe these clowns can hire people and train them to be professional jurors. Maybe this way they can lower the unemployment rate. Although the pay is crap, it's better than nothing. Civic duty? lol I already pay taxes, that should be enough for you clowns.
I am NOT going to waste my time with this circus. The system is outdated and flawed.
Jury duty is simply extortion/blackmail. And every time I get these summons, I will do whatever I can to get out of it. Maybe these clowns can hire people and train them to be professional jurors. Maybe this way they can lower the unemployment rate. Although the pay is crap, it’s better than nothing.

]]> By: kendra http://wickedhowtos.com/index.php/2008/03/21/how-to-get-out-of-jury-duty/comment-page-1/#comment-36370 kendra Tue, 06 Sep 2011 21:19:09 +0000 http://wickedhowtos.com/index.php/2008/03/21/how-to-get-out-of-jury-duty/#comment-36370 Just tell them youre homeless-gets them every time.... Just tell them youre homeless-gets them every time….

]]> By: Fred Ward http://wickedhowtos.com/index.php/2008/03/21/how-to-get-out-of-jury-duty/comment-page-1/#comment-35992 Fred Ward Sat, 03 Sep 2011 06:34:05 +0000 http://wickedhowtos.com/index.php/2008/03/21/how-to-get-out-of-jury-duty/#comment-35992 Loss of confidence in the courts is a killer. If you can't concentrate, it is grounds for an appeal or retrial. The justice system is a game (in australia anyway) , the whole system is broken. Judges get lifetime appointments and are not investigated or accountable for stupid decisions. Sentences are out of touch with community standards. Evidence is withheld from juries for being too prejudicial, even though it is relevant. There is no search for the truth, and the rich get better results because they can afford better lawyers. Overall, the whole court system is a game. This clip pretty well sums up how the system has failed everyone except the lawyers (cut/paste URL) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHFa30pD3N8 You will see juries misled and offenders literally getting away with murder. Let this clip change your mind on jury duty. Loss of confidence in the courts is a killer. If you can’t concentrate, it is grounds for an appeal or retrial. The justice system is a game (in australia anyway) , the whole system is broken. Judges get lifetime appointments and are not investigated or accountable for stupid decisions. Sentences are out of touch with community standards. Evidence is withheld from juries for being too prejudicial, even though it is relevant. There is no search for the truth, and the rich get better results because they can afford better lawyers. Overall, the whole court system is a game. This clip pretty well sums up how the system has failed everyone except the lawyers (cut/paste URL) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHFa30pD3N8
You will see juries misled and offenders literally getting away with murder. Let this clip change your mind on jury duty.

]]> By: Fred Ward http://wickedhowtos.com/index.php/2008/03/21/how-to-get-out-of-jury-duty/comment-page-1/#comment-34793 Fred Ward Sun, 21 Aug 2011 03:46:41 +0000 http://wickedhowtos.com/index.php/2008/03/21/how-to-get-out-of-jury-duty/#comment-34793 The justice system is a game in Australia, and getting out of jury duty is a national sport. The whole system is broken. Judges get lifetime appointments and are not investigated or accountable for stupid decisions. Sentences are out of touch with community standards. Evidence is “withheld” from juries for being too prejudicial, even though it is relevant. There is no search for the truth, and the rich get better results because they can afford better lawyers. Overall, the whole court system is a game. This clip pretty well sums up how the system has failed everyone except the lawyers http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHFa30pD3N8 The justice system is a game in Australia, and getting out of jury duty is a national sport. The whole system is broken. Judges get lifetime appointments and are not investigated or accountable for stupid decisions. Sentences are out of touch with community standards. Evidence is “withheld” from juries for being too prejudicial, even though it is relevant. There is no search for the truth, and the rich get better results because they can afford better lawyers. Overall, the whole court system is a game. This clip pretty well sums up how the system has failed everyone except the lawyers http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHFa30pD3N8

]]> By: ImDone http://wickedhowtos.com/index.php/2008/03/21/how-to-get-out-of-jury-duty/comment-page-1/#comment-31026 ImDone Fri, 27 May 2011 20:05:54 +0000 http://wickedhowtos.com/index.php/2008/03/21/how-to-get-out-of-jury-duty/#comment-31026 I got laid off exactly 1 mo. (at no fault of my own). Got ONE benefits check and all of a sudden I'm being forced to jury duty literally one week AFTER I just got hired for a new job. So now I have to ask my NEW employer to give me this time off for this b.s... Great. I got laid off exactly 1 mo. (at no fault of my own). Got ONE benefits check and all of a sudden I’m being forced to jury duty literally one week AFTER I just got hired for a new job. So now I have to ask my NEW employer to give me this time off for this b.s… Great.

]]> By: Maury http://wickedhowtos.com/index.php/2008/03/21/how-to-get-out-of-jury-duty/comment-page-1/#comment-26515 Maury Wed, 09 Mar 2011 17:44:04 +0000 http://wickedhowtos.com/index.php/2008/03/21/how-to-get-out-of-jury-duty/#comment-26515 This jury duty selection process is out dated. The majority of people don't want to waste their time sitting in some stuffy courtroom hearing about some crime a thug committed. What they should do is select the unemployed or homeless, they have plenty of time to spend on this garbage. This jury duty selection process is out dated. The majority of people don’t want to waste their time sitting in some stuffy courtroom hearing about some crime a thug committed.
What they should do is select the unemployed or homeless, they have plenty of time to spend on this garbage.

]]> By: Think First http://wickedhowtos.com/index.php/2008/03/21/how-to-get-out-of-jury-duty/comment-page-1/#comment-25658 Think First Sun, 27 Feb 2011 21:21:05 +0000 http://wickedhowtos.com/index.php/2008/03/21/how-to-get-out-of-jury-duty/#comment-25658 Ok.... I agree, maybe our right is to be judged by our peers. And we should be honered to serve .... view it as a privalege ..... but the system is already flawed if this privalege becomes a requirement. Why should we be ordered to be there if we don't want to be. Is there a right time ... maybe ... maybe not. It should be our choice not the Government. That in itself taints our verdict. Lets go further ... can we make our own decision..... once again maybe ... maybe not. If the judge manipulates or limits the parameters of the evidence presented ,that in itself taints our verdict. Lets also talk about "Jury Nullification" . What I continually keep reading is that it is a great way to get out of jury duty. Why ?!! It is our right and most judges will not inform the jury. Instead you are probably not picked if brough up. To me "jury of your peers " means, Someone who want's to be there, someone who is willing to make a decision not just on facts ..... (we could do that with computers) but rather decide what we believe to be justice and not necessarily what is presented. Vigilante justice ..... ? .... not really , on the contrary I prefer to think of it as the public voicing itself. I myself have a few problems with what goes to trial. Some of those items are , speeding , posession , prostitution. Not a good list I know. My reasoning is as follows If 85 percent of the people are speeding in a certain area (including Cops) and a speed trap is constantly being put up. (we've all seen this) it's just bad luck that you get caught. Your following the guy in front and the guy behind you is keeping pace. In some instances if you go the speed limit it seems to me that it can cause an accident. RAISE THE SPEED LIMIT !!!! It's just a gimme for the government. Possession, First off I don't advocate drugs. If you want to do it that's it's your thing. To me possession is masking a larger problem. The drug problem. To arrest someone simply for having something is just like cleaning the blood from a wound ..... BUT ... it continues to bleed. Get at the source!!!! Intent to ditribute, burglary, murder etc...... All symptoms of a greater problem. I say help and education for possession is a better alternative. Make that mandatory. Prostitution. "The oldest proffesion" Why are we still trying to stop this? It's a losing proposition.. It's been going on for decades. Read about drugs. Same scenario. Not mention if there is really is just 2 people that have an agreement involving no one. Why is the government getting involved?!! Anyway ...... I said too much ... Ok…. I agree, maybe our right is to be judged by our peers. And we should be honered to serve …. view it as a privalege ….. but the system is already flawed if this privalege becomes a requirement.
Why should we be ordered to be there if we don’t want to be. Is there a right time … maybe … maybe not. It should be our choice not the Government. That in itself taints our verdict.
Lets go further … can we make our own decision….. once again maybe … maybe not. If the judge manipulates or limits the parameters of the evidence presented ,that in itself taints our verdict.
Lets also talk about “Jury Nullification” . What I continually keep reading is that it is a great way to get out of jury duty. Why ?!! It is our right and most judges will not inform the jury. Instead you are probably not picked if brough up. To me “jury of your peers ” means, Someone who want’s to be there, someone who is willing to make a decision not just on facts ….. (we could do that with computers) but rather decide what we believe to be justice and not necessarily what is presented. Vigilante justice ….. ? …. not really , on the contrary I prefer to think of it as the public voicing itself.
I myself have a few problems with what goes to trial. Some of those items are , speeding , posession , prostitution. Not a good list I know.
My reasoning is as follows If 85 percent of the people are speeding in a certain area (including Cops) and a speed trap is constantly being put up. (we’ve all seen this) it’s just bad luck that you get caught. Your following the guy in front and the guy behind you is keeping pace. In some instances if you go the speed limit it seems to me that it can cause an accident. RAISE THE SPEED LIMIT !!!! It’s just a gimme for the government.

Possession, First off I don’t advocate drugs. If you want to do it that’s it’s your thing. To me possession is masking a larger problem. The drug problem. To arrest someone simply for having something is just like cleaning the blood from a wound ….. BUT … it continues to bleed. Get at the source!!!! Intent to ditribute, burglary, murder etc…… All symptoms of a greater problem. I say help and education for possession is a better alternative. Make that mandatory.
Prostitution. “The oldest proffesion” Why are we still trying to stop this? It’s a losing proposition.. It’s been going on for decades. Read about drugs. Same scenario.
Not mention if there is really is just 2 people that have an agreement involving no one. Why is the government getting involved?!!
Anyway …… I said too much …

]]> By: minetruly http://wickedhowtos.com/index.php/2008/03/21/how-to-get-out-of-jury-duty/comment-page-1/#comment-19416 minetruly Sat, 04 Dec 2010 01:38:06 +0000 http://wickedhowtos.com/index.php/2008/03/21/how-to-get-out-of-jury-duty/#comment-19416 Note that it's partly because so many people try to wiggle out of jury duty that it's so hard for people with LEGITIMATE hardship to get excused. The true idiots are the people who try to slither out of jury duty while saying "only stupid people get stuck doing it." They're hurting the system, the people who have true hardship, and, ultimately, themselves. Remember-- any idiot can say he's smart and that everyone else is dumb. Note that it’s partly because so many people try to wiggle out of jury duty that it’s so hard for people with LEGITIMATE hardship to get excused.

The true idiots are the people who try to slither out of jury duty while saying “only stupid people get stuck doing it.” They’re hurting the system, the people who have true hardship, and, ultimately, themselves. Remember– any idiot can say he’s smart and that everyone else is dumb.

]]> By: So when YOU'RE being charged with a crime... http://wickedhowtos.com/index.php/2008/03/21/how-to-get-out-of-jury-duty/comment-page-1/#comment-19415 So when YOU'RE being charged with a crime... Sat, 04 Dec 2010 01:33:36 +0000 http://wickedhowtos.com/index.php/2008/03/21/how-to-get-out-of-jury-duty/#comment-19415 The people who want to get out of jury duty because "it's boring" or "I'd lose money" make me sick. I've read all your justifications. You sound like idiots. Don't say "it's my right to pursue my livelihood." The only reason you have that right is because of the democratic system we have, where some feudal lord can't go and take 25% of your labor or whatever he feels like and then send some guards to beat you and steal from you if you refuse. When the day comes that you've been accused of a crime, what attitude do you want the jurors to have? Do you want them to be deliberately slacking off because they feel like they're not being paid enough? Do you want to be tried by a jury of peers, or would you prefer to be tried by a panel of corrupt politicians? I have sympathy for people who have ligitimiate reasons not to serve-- being unable to take time away from childcare, owning a small business that would truly be threatened, etc. Go ahead and get postponed or excused if there's a real hardship. But when your situation changes, and serving won't utterly destroy your life, you had better go and serve with pride. The legal system has its problems. A lot of unjust decisions are made. That's why it's extra important for a panel of 12 ordinary citizens to be present at every trial-- because without them, the "broken system" would be many times more horrifying and unjust. People have sacrified their lives fighting for our right to have a fair trial by jury. If you aren't willing to sacrifice a few days of your time, you are trash. You do not deserve to benefit from any of the rights you get from this country. The people who want to get out of jury duty because “it’s boring” or “I’d lose money” make me sick. I’ve read all your justifications. You sound like idiots.

Don’t say “it’s my right to pursue my livelihood.” The only reason you have that right is because of the democratic system we have, where some feudal lord can’t go and take 25% of your labor or whatever he feels like and then send some guards to beat you and steal from you if you refuse.

When the day comes that you’ve been accused of a crime, what attitude do you want the jurors to have? Do you want them to be deliberately slacking off because they feel like they’re not being paid enough? Do you want to be tried by a jury of peers, or would you prefer to be tried by a panel of corrupt politicians?

I have sympathy for people who have ligitimiate reasons not to serve– being unable to take time away from childcare, owning a small business that would truly be threatened, etc. Go ahead and get postponed or excused if there’s a real hardship. But when your situation changes, and serving won’t utterly destroy your life, you had better go and serve with pride.

The legal system has its problems. A lot of unjust decisions are made. That’s why it’s extra important for a panel of 12 ordinary citizens to be present at every trial– because without them, the “broken system” would be many times more horrifying and unjust.

People have sacrified their lives fighting for our right to have a fair trial by jury. If you aren’t willing to sacrifice a few days of your time, you are trash. You do not deserve to benefit from any of the rights you get from this country.

]]> By: Patrick http://wickedhowtos.com/index.php/2008/03/21/how-to-get-out-of-jury-duty/comment-page-1/#comment-15558 Patrick Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:15:52 +0000 http://wickedhowtos.com/index.php/2008/03/21/how-to-get-out-of-jury-duty/#comment-15558 One could deliberately try to give the wrong answers to questions in the screening process, however I am sure they will add the polygraph soon if they haven't already to catch people trying to weasel their way out of Jury Duty. People caught doing that should be held in contempt of court and charged with attempting to dodge jury duty. One could deliberately try to give the wrong answers to questions in the screening process, however I am sure they will add the polygraph soon if they haven’t already to catch people trying to weasel their way out of Jury Duty. People caught doing that should be held in contempt of court and charged with attempting to dodge jury duty.

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