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weeakk, i got selected for jury duty (pg. 2)
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| gehzumteufel |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lomeli
HAHAHA! That's exactly what my recruiter told me!
"Just say you hate black people, that's what I always say." |
they actually have not let that go as often as you think latly. i have a friend that did that and they still made him serve. |
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| kimchi |
| quote: | Originally posted by gehzumteufel
they actually have not let that go as often as you think latly. i have a friend that did that and they still made him serve. |
yup, someone tried to play the race card today. they TOTALLY saw through him and almost fined him for contempt of court. the lawyers and the judge grilled him with questions for abou 10 minutess. he was released but man, he got tore a new one. |
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| gehzumteufel |
| quote: | Originally posted by kimchi
yup, someone tried to play the race card today. they TOTALLY saw through him and almost fined him for contempt of court. the lawyers and the judge grilled him with questions for abou 10 minutess. he was released but man, he got tore a new one. |
yeah. they know that a lot of people pull the "im racist" card now so they immediately dscredit it if they can. thats why i say use the "i have no faith in the justice system" card because it actually works quite well. i did it and i got called again and i will do it again. although i really do have no faith in the justice system. |
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| DaveT |
| quote: | Originally posted by kimchi
be missing out on about 24 hours of work. my paycheck is going to be so ty |
There's also the kind way of getting out of it...
Do you live out on your own or pay lots of bills? If so claim hardship. Say that with the loss of pay you will struggle to pay rent, bills, etc. You may have to get a note from your work saying they do not pay while out on jury duty.
It's tough with my work though. My work actually pays you up to two fulls weeks of pay if you get jury duty, lol.
If you were a woman and had a young kid there's two easy options. 1) If you are stay at home mom (could be the dad, too, I suppose :p), so you have no available/affordable childcare during the day or 2) If the kid is real young, just say you are breastfeeding. Hehe. |
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| DaveT |
| quote: | Originally posted by Miss Julia
haha poor u!!! :p
i got a letter in the mail to go to jury duty a couple years ago... but i never showed up. am i gonna get in trouble for this? if they ever ask me, i can always say i never got the letter in the mail... |
Yes, be very very careful. You can get fined BIGTIME for it as it's contempt of court and, depending on the court, even get like 48 hours in jail for it. |
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| Boomer187 |
| am I the only one that wants jury duty? And of course Ive never been called on it. |
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| gehzumteufel |
| quote: | Originally posted by Boomer187
am I the only one that wants jury duty? And of course Ive never been called on it. |
are you a registered voter? if so then you will get your time. |
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| kimchi |
| quote: | Originally posted by DaveT
There's also the kind way of getting out of it...
Do you live out on your own or pay lots of bills? If so claim hardship. Say that with the loss of pay you will struggle to pay rent, bills, etc. You may have to get a note from your work saying they do not pay while out on jury duty.
It's tough with my work though. My work actually pays you up to two fulls weeks of pay if you get jury duty, lol.
If you were a woman and had a young kid there's two easy options. 1) If you are stay at home mom (could be the dad, too, I suppose :p), so you have no available/affordable childcare during the day or 2) If the kid is real young, just say you are breastfeeding. Hehe. |
for the LA courts, financial hardship is HARD to prove. just because your missing work doesn't mean you can miss anymore. they changed a lot of their rules |
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| Boomer187 |
| quote: | Originally posted by gehzumteufel
are you a registered voter? if so then you will get your time. |
sweet, wait, I wonder where my voters card is, I dont think its up to date. |
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| gehzumteufel |
| quote: | Originally posted by Boomer187
sweet, wait, I wonder where my voters card is, I dont think its up to date. |
rofl if it isnt address wise then you may or may not get it at the right place. |
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| dj_bas |
| quote: | Originally posted by gehzumteufel
are you a registered voter? if so then you will get your time. |
Common misconception. |
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| gehzumteufel |
| quote: | Originally posted by dj_bas
Common misconception. |
thats not true. i worked the polls and and they said said thats where they get your name. thats the reason why people dont know they get jury duty sometimes. |
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