Well, I finally got nabbed on Jury Duty......I have tried to figure out how to get past it. Mt sil is a Deputy Sher with the police here and she tried to figure a way. This is a Jury selection thing, so I will go Monday and see if I can talk my way out of it, Good thing is my work will pay the difference of what the court doesn't pay.
Speaking of work, the 30th of june we lose the xm and will go to two different campaigns. The one I am going to will give me a raise emediatly and two bonues within 60 days, I Imadgine we get them for staying past a certain time.
ANyway...off to town to get groceries. Then off to do laundry. Love to all Oma
I have Jury Duty Tomorrow
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annie oakley
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I have Jury Duty Tomorrow
May I be more compassionate and loving than yeterday*and be able to spot the idiots in advance
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Hi Oma!
I have only been called to jury duty once in my life, and I was not chosen. My county has a one day/one trial policy. You go for an entire day, and if not picked, you don't have to go back. If picked, you do one trial.
I did not try to get out of it......mainly because of a movie I saw years ago. A middle-class woman was on trial and was dismayed to find that her jury consisted almost entirely of welfare-recipients. She was very concerned about how they would view her case, since they were not really a jury of her "peers" so to speak. Now, of course, there is nothing wrong with receiving welfare, but the point was made that most working folks try to get out of jury duty and that there may be consequences to this practice.
Love,
Polly
I have only been called to jury duty once in my life, and I was not chosen. My county has a one day/one trial policy. You go for an entire day, and if not picked, you don't have to go back. If picked, you do one trial.
I did not try to get out of it......mainly because of a movie I saw years ago. A middle-class woman was on trial and was dismayed to find that her jury consisted almost entirely of welfare-recipients. She was very concerned about how they would view her case, since they were not really a jury of her "peers" so to speak. Now, of course, there is nothing wrong with receiving welfare, but the point was made that most working folks try to get out of jury duty and that there may be consequences to this practice.
Love,
Polly
Blessed are they who can laugh at themselves, for they shall never cease to be amused.
Well, I have found I have been called significantly more than average - I wonder how *random* that is!! I've sat twice, been called and excused a couple of times, and I've been summoned EVERY YEAR since we moved to our house 10 years ago! Mike is the same way. Hmmm - I'm currently using the dependent childcare exemption since we would be in the hole for me to find care for my kids - also being self-employed, I would lose income...
I don't mind doing it (one trial I was on summer break from college - it made things interesting - I was living at home and temping so no *real* financial hardship...) - but I feel like I have served MORE than my share (compared to most people I meet) and it would be difficult for me right now, so I would like a break until my kids are past the childcare-needing age...
The "jury of one's peers" is an interesting concept...My friend is called often also (she thinks it is b/c her husband is Hispanic and by her name, they *think* they are getting a more diverse the jury pool....) we believe it's because the county we live in has one large city (Oakland) with A LOT of violent crime - we live on the far eastern border of the county, yet we are always called there, instread of the smaller, local courthouses....though by getting a bunch of caucasian, suburban moms on the jury, that is not exactly "one's peers" either! I guess a true "jury of one's peers" would be a bunch inmates/non-law-abiding citizens
Mary
I don't mind doing it (one trial I was on summer break from college - it made things interesting - I was living at home and temping so no *real* financial hardship...) - but I feel like I have served MORE than my share (compared to most people I meet) and it would be difficult for me right now, so I would like a break until my kids are past the childcare-needing age...
The "jury of one's peers" is an interesting concept...My friend is called often also (she thinks it is b/c her husband is Hispanic and by her name, they *think* they are getting a more diverse the jury pool....) we believe it's because the county we live in has one large city (Oakland) with A LOT of violent crime - we live on the far eastern border of the county, yet we are always called there, instread of the smaller, local courthouses....though by getting a bunch of caucasian, suburban moms on the jury, that is not exactly "one's peers" either! I guess a true "jury of one's peers" would be a bunch inmates/non-law-abiding citizens
Mary
Would you believe that in all my 63 years, I have NEVER been summoned for jury duty.
My husband has been summoned and chosen twice but that was within a 2 year period. One was county and one was federal.
I don't know whether to feel lucky or invisible/forgotten.
Love, Shirley
My husband has been summoned and chosen twice but that was within a 2 year period. One was county and one was federal.
I don't know whether to feel lucky or invisible/forgotten.
Love, Shirley
When the eagles are silent, the parrots begin to jabber"
-- Winston Churchill
-- Winston Churchill
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annie oakley
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