tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16460150.post5628406451521513630..comments2023-12-27T14:06:50.562+00:00Comments on (Contains Mild Peril): "Jury Service Sucks"Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340519450159428760noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16460150.post-55811534783483937562007-08-12T20:41:00.000+01:002007-08-12T20:41:00.000+01:00I shall say I'm a pencil kleptomaniac.I shall say I'm a pencil kleptomaniac.Geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00340519450159428760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16460150.post-22171621125031393022007-08-12T20:20:00.000+01:002007-08-12T20:20:00.000+01:00I shall feign mental illness if I ever get called ...I shall feign mental illness if I ever get called up.Istvanskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00300986800641512516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16460150.post-84652687211164119032007-08-11T11:43:00.000+01:002007-08-11T11:43:00.000+01:00We had a short case and we came to a decision pret...We had a short case and we came to a decision pretty quickly.<BR/><BR/>Even then it certainly wasn't black & white.Geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00340519450159428760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16460150.post-28837467438357292282007-08-11T08:57:00.000+01:002007-08-11T08:57:00.000+01:00I've never been called. At one point in my life I ...I've never been called. At one point in my life I would've loved it; now that I'm old & have discovered that the world is less than black & white I really would not! <BR/><BR/>Charlie from our office was called this week and is NOT happy - I should send her over here to get a true-life insight (and maybe to pick up some excuses).bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06688439342099359026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16460150.post-7303583256679207262007-08-10T16:01:00.000+01:002007-08-10T16:01:00.000+01:00I couldn't send someone to their death no matter w...I couldn't send someone to their death no matter what they'd done (or not done).<BR/><BR/>The only jury I want to be considered for in future is the Juke Box Jury.Geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00340519450159428760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16460150.post-39451448563510402452007-08-10T14:26:00.000+01:002007-08-10T14:26:00.000+01:00Oh the responsibility....I'm very glad that I can'...Oh the responsibility....I'm very glad that I can't be called for jury service in America: that little thing called the death penalty...whimper.Arabellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01976792737020577126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16460150.post-79153397456463062982007-08-10T14:08:00.000+01:002007-08-10T14:08:00.000+01:00It would have been much better if we'd had live tr...It would have been much better if we'd had live trials to watch on tv.<BR/><BR/>Like Wimbledon except the main action is always in Court One and there's no Centre Court.Geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00340519450159428760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16460150.post-20386222864116897402007-08-10T12:02:00.000+01:002007-08-10T12:02:00.000+01:00Fascinating insight Geoff.You should have worn you...Fascinating insight Geoff.<BR/><BR/>You should have worn your Ipod under your long hair and listened to some Gentle Giant. And the lower urinal must have been quite useful if you were caught short.<BR/><BR/>And were there Judge TV versions of the daytime antiques and home decoration programmes? "Hang It" and "Flog It" ?<BR/><BR/>I'm off to get my coat!Roghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09430706557035189147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16460150.post-9490635780215923832007-08-10T10:39:00.000+01:002007-08-10T10:39:00.000+01:00Doris - If they'd given us decent pencils we'd onl...Doris - If they'd given us decent pencils we'd only have nicked them.<BR/><BR/>Bob - There were more artistic looking people than me on my jury. You'll have to send me the recipe for Molotov cocktails.Geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00340519450159428760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16460150.post-77741429328779277652007-08-10T09:09:00.000+01:002007-08-10T09:09:00.000+01:00Sounds awful.The 2B pencil may have been because t...Sounds awful.<BR/><BR/>The 2B pencil may have been because they thought you were the courtroom sketch artist. Were you wearing a beret and carrying an easel?<BR/><BR/>I've never been called (touch wood), and somehow doubt I ever will be. I was a revolutionary in a former life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16460150.post-52863760599953366092007-08-09T22:35:00.000+01:002007-08-09T22:35:00.000+01:00*Shudders*Sounds like my idea of hell. And you don...*Shudders*<BR/><BR/>Sounds like my idea of hell. And you don't even get a decent pencil!Dorishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05073772085574986623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16460150.post-82061050865855231512007-08-09T19:13:00.000+01:002007-08-09T19:13:00.000+01:00Llewtrah - Next time I think I'll discover my IBS ...Llewtrah - Next time I think I'll discover my IBS will have come back with a vengeance. Thanks for the advice.<BR/><BR/>Kaz - There's still plenty of time (I think 70's the upper age limit). And pensioners get the longer cases because they've got more "free" time.<BR/><BR/>MJ - If you showed them your blog you'd be facing the jury.<BR/><BR/>Billy - Everybody I speak to either would hate to do it or would love to. Being there while a court is in session I must admit is interesting but having someone's fate in your hands is not very pleasant.<BR/><BR/>Annie - Christ, a mirrored van! I presume they didn't pop out for a sandwich at lunchtime, then.Geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00340519450159428760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16460150.post-33531304053846316122007-08-09T18:47:00.000+01:002007-08-09T18:47:00.000+01:00Yes, I'm dead jealous, the one cast-iron excuse to...Yes, I'm dead jealous, the one cast-iron excuse to get off work. Someone I knew was out for 8 weeks & had to be dropped off in a mirrored van every day (it was a drugs trial - the glamour!) (though knowing my luck I'd get called in the holidays too)Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15941917503687179585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16460150.post-15774617937012482782007-08-09T18:28:00.000+01:002007-08-09T18:28:00.000+01:00"The trick is to say that you're prejudiced agains..."The trick is to say that you're prejudiced against all races"<BR/><BR/>I quite like the idea of jury service, although I would no doubt change my mind if I actually had to do it.Billyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17841187654606981532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16460150.post-49307443980055602442007-08-09T17:19:00.000+01:002007-08-09T17:19:00.000+01:00I would just show them my blog and I'd be disquali...I would just show them my blog and I'd be disqualified.The Mistresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109289531733623207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16460150.post-76984979502540718992007-08-09T17:10:00.000+01:002007-08-09T17:10:00.000+01:00I've never been asked and after your post I feel q...I've never been asked and after your post I feel quite relieved.<BR/>My mate got called during her annual holiday - what a swizzz.KAZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06621294189351906599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16460150.post-14086853467257619842007-08-09T16:57:00.000+01:002007-08-09T16:57:00.000+01:00Luckily last time I was called, I put on the reply...Luckily last time I was called, I put on the reply form about the TENS machine I use on my back if I have to sit still for too long. And if it is just before my period I have to wee ever 10 - 15 minutes, even if I haven't had anything to drink for hours. They told me not to turn up.<BR/><BR/>My colleague, however, ended up stuck in jury service for 8 weeks even though his work involved "defence of the realm". He'd been excuse on a previous occasion and they wouldn't excuse him a 2nd time.llewtrahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06056744147599140057noreply@blogger.com