Liese, don't freak. Mostly you will be bored. and if you are picked, everyone I know says it was good experience. And if you have doubts about being able to fair, say so. It is a very difficult situation to lie in. But it is also worth noting that no one wants you on a jury if you can be fair. but mostly, you'll be bored .
I wanna die in bed surrounded by fat grandchildren, but guess that's off the menu.
Jenny ,'Bring On The Night'
Natter 66: Get Your Kicks.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
beth b - Sep 06, 2010 6:01:55 pm PDT #22479 of 30001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
brenda m - Sep 06, 2010 6:01:58 pm PDT #22480 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Oh god, you'll be the woman who let Blagojevich get off!
I mean, um, that's silly. No reason to worry.
-t - Sep 06, 2010 6:10:38 pm PDT #22481 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I've only been summoned twice, the first time (which wasn't until 2006, I went a long time without any summons at all) I just had to call in and get told I wasn't needed, and the second time was that recent time when I wasn't randomly selected. I figure it's because I used to move frequently and maybe I'll get more summonses now that I am more stationary.
Trudy Booth - Sep 06, 2010 6:14:31 pm PDT #22482 of 30001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
I once served three weeks on a trial.
It was AWESOME. I was working for the bitch from hell and got paid every single day of it. Awe. Some.
msbelle - Sep 06, 2010 6:15:14 pm PDT #22483 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
summoned once in Manhattan, the month I moved to Queens, so I was no longer eligible to serve. Then called once in Queens, forgot and did not show, but was not called from the pool to even move to selection - Never called again in the next 7 years there. Was never called in New Mexico, or Texas. Would really like to be on a jury.
Nora Deirdre - Sep 06, 2010 6:18:13 pm PDT #22484 of 30001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
Ke$ha, however, makes me want to spork my eyes out.
I have loved Tik Tok since seeing the video of Matt Bomer and Tim DeKay doing the Wii dance challenge at ComicCon. Shut up, I can't help it!
Scrappy, ugh. Your poor friend.
Much ~ma to Drew, Pix, and Perkins.
Kat - Sep 06, 2010 6:50:03 pm PDT #22485 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Leie, you might be overthinking this. But I agree with Jesse. If you mention that this is what you are thinking, I bet you'll get dismissed.
holy shit. it's not even 9:00 and I'm tired.
Strega - Sep 06, 2010 7:02:32 pm PDT #22486 of 30001
Liese, I actually enjoyed it when I was on a jury for a week a while back. Granted, it was a civil suit and I hated my job so much at that point. So much! But don't stress: bring a book, take it as it comes, and be honest. I think it is easy to get caught up in hypothetical moral dilemmas (and I do sympathize on that front), but odds are that the reality will not be so fraught.
Also, as a certified hater of people, I liked everyone else on my jury. And the judge's clerk would give us candy, so there's that. (If you are put on a jury, you should ask for free candy. Just to see what happens.)
SuziQ - Sep 06, 2010 7:05:34 pm PDT #22487 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Tonight my dear sweet daughter sent my son a text, telling him to check out Taylor Swift's song Stay Beautiful. I may not be able to live with the boy now. He hates Country, but this is his new favorite song.
Tom Scola - Sep 06, 2010 7:10:24 pm PDT #22488 of 30001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Right before the first F2F in Chicago, I was in the jury pool for the trial of a man who was accused of killing a woman he had hooked up with on the Internet and traveled across the country to meet him. Thankfully, he copped a plea before it went to trial, or I would have missed the F2F.