Have any of you served on Jury Duty?

@Hannihar (129371)

• Israel

19 Dec 17

I wonder if that is fair or not.

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josefina

@josie_ (9763)

• Philippines

19 Dec 17

@Hannihar _It isn't fair to poor people who are defended by overworked and underpaid lawyers from the PAO (Public Attorney's office) The rich and affluent on the other hand can easily bribe the judge for a favorable ruling on their cases.

@Hannihar (129371)

• Israel

20 Dec 17

@josie_ josefina, you are right because they have the money and the power to bribe a judge. That is too bad if the person is guilty and they go free.

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BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (45433)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

19 Dec 17

The only time I've been on a jury it wasn't real... it was for a movie. I can't remember which one.

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BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (45433)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

20 Dec 17

@Hannihar A lot of hurry up and wait.

@Hannihar (129371)

• Israel

20 Dec 17

@BarBaraPrz That is not fun BarBaraPrz.

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@Hannihar (129371)

• Israel

20 Dec 17

That is really cool BarBaraPrz. What was that like?

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Alfredo Rossi

@amadeo (111948)

• United States

19 Dec 17

No never had been chosen all my life.If so they would not take me because of my hearing impaired.

Alfredo Rossi

@amadeo (111948)

• United States

20 Dec 17

@Hannihar No I am not.But relieved

@Hannihar (129371)

• Israel

21 Dec 17

@amadeo ok Alfredo.

@Hannihar (129371)

• Israel

20 Dec 17

Are you disappointed that you could not serve Alfredo?

Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (305417)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

20 Dec 17

I did serve, but no, never saw those people again.

Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (305417)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

20 Dec 17

@Hannihar It was interesting. It wasn't a criminal trial, but one involving insurance.

@Hannihar (129371)

• Israel

20 Dec 17

What was it like Valerie?

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@Hannihar (129371)

• Israel

20 Dec 17

@just4him Valerie, I am glad you found it interesting.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (325255)

• Rockingham, Australia

19 Dec 17

I have done jury duty but it was only for a few hours. I've never seen any of those involved since.

Judy Evans

@JudyEv (325255)

• Rockingham, Australia

20 Dec 17

@Hannihar I didn't like it particularly. I suppose I wasn't really comfortable deciding someone else's fate although it was a fairly simple case.

@Hannihar (129371)

• Israel

20 Dec 17

@JudyEv Judy, I do not blame you. I would not be one of the people to decide someone's fate either.

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@Hannihar (129371)

• Israel

20 Dec 17

So they decided the case fast then Judy? Did you like it at all?

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Keith Henthorne

@Scrapper88 (5957)

• United States

19 Dec 17

I have not been on a jury, but I got close to it once.

@Hannihar (129371)

• Israel

20 Dec 17

Keith, what happened that you got close to it and it did not happen?

@Hannihar (129371)

• Israel

20 Dec 17

@Scrapper88 Are you disappointed Keith?

Keith Henthorne

@Scrapper88 (5957)

• United States

20 Dec 17

@Hannihar I made it to the final 24 people and the lawyers chose the 12 jurors out of the 24. I was not one of the jurors they chose.

scarlet_woman

@scarlet_woman (23465)

• United States

19 Dec 17

i've never been called either. for awhile tho they were constantly asking my mom. with my luck,if i ever did i'd probably get stuck with a case we'd have to be sequestered for..

DianneN

@DianneN (246334)

• United States

19 Dec 17

I have been called, but was never needed.

@Hannihar (129371)

• Israel

20 Dec 17

Dianne, that is good. Can they keep calling you?

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DianneN

@DianneN (246334)

• United States

20 Dec 17

@Hannihar Yes, they can, but I could defer it for up to 10 months.

@Hannihar (129371)

• Israel

20 Dec 17

@DianneN Why 10 months Dianne? After the 10 months do you have to go serve?

meowhisper

@meowch (2220)

• United States

19 Dec 17

I do get the official mail to do jury duty but unfortunately I can't. Good thing they are understanding of my situation.

@Hannihar (129371)

• Israel

20 Dec 17

That is good that they are understanding meowch12.

Rhonda S.

@misunderstood_zombie (8142)

• United States

19 Dec 17

I received a summons one time, but I had four small children, and there was no way I was going to deal with going to the city, and finding a babysitter. I just ignored it, and I thought I might get in trouble, but nothing ever happened. The funny thing is that before I had kids, I always wanted to be called in.

@Hannihar (129371)

• Israel

20 Dec 17

Really Rhonda. So, if they called you now could you serve?

debra may robinson

@zomblien89 (16)

• Orlando, Florida

19 Dec 17

no-i got a letter saying i may be needed,but when i went online a few days later, it wasn't necessary.