Comments on: Call to duty

By: skeet

skeet — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 20:03:51 +0000

Tony, the questionnaire only asked about current affiliations, but I’m sure courtroom questions would open the door to a confession that I was engaged to a cop for two years and dated only cops for a decade or so …

By: Tony

Tony — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:04:15 +0000

Skeet, I fully agree with you on this one. I’ve gotten jury duty several times and it always ends the same way… as soon as they go through pool selections I am eliminated and sent home and don’t even have to report the rest of the week. You see, they almost always ask, is anyone currently or has ever been a law enforcement officer. I now play with this and sort of say, “Well, it was a long time ago and… ” and both the Defense invariable says, thank you but no thanks

By: skeet

skeet — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 19:36:57 +0000

I think it should, too, Colleen, but I’ve already thought about drawing their attention to that if I should have to go into the courtroom for possible inclusion: “Yes, I’ve served before. We put the murdering slime away for life and I’m prepared to take this scumbag off the streets, too.” I think they’d show me the door pretty quickly.

By: Colleen

Colleen — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 19:26:46 +0000

If they won’t give you a medical release, I’d think the fact that you served in a bad case and delivered a guilty verdict would be enough that one of those lawyers wouldn’t want you around this time.

By: skeet

skeet — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 19:26:35 +0000

I get it, Flo. I was happy & excited to serve. Now I’ve been there & done that. It’s not so much that I don’t want to serve again. More that I’d like to pick and choose how I serve. It’s such an awesome and weighty responsibility and I really don’t think anyone should be forced to bear it twice unless there’s no one else avaialble. I’m pretty sure there are others available who have never served.

By: skeet

skeet — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 19:21:58 +0000

I agree, Jennifer. Maybe they could offer us an alternative after we served on something horrifying - some other form of community service that would allow us to give back without putting us through that again, ya know?

By: Flo

Flo — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 16:50:16 +0000

I got one of those the other day too. In fact, almost everyone I know got one. They must be blanketing the island preparing for next year.
I have never served on a jury and I’m dying to. I know, I’m crazy, but I’ve always wanted to do it!!! I just hope I’m still around when if I get picked.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 11:25:25 +0000

I’ve always thought they should have to call all the citizens who have never been called/never served on a jury before they re-call those who have served.