Comments on: Who Wants Jury Duty? http://socyberty.com/law/who-wants-jury-duty/ Sat, 18 Feb 2012 19:17:51 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Gail Nobles http://socyberty.com/law/who-wants-jury-duty/comment-page-1/#comment-337468 Gail Nobles Sat, 04 Sep 2010 21:33:57 +0000 http://socyberty.com/law/who-wants-jury-duty/#comment-337468 Thanks Netty for your comment. Thanks Netty for your comment.

]]> By: Netty net http://socyberty.com/law/who-wants-jury-duty/comment-page-1/#comment-334367 Netty net Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:37:43 +0000 http://socyberty.com/law/who-wants-jury-duty/#comment-334367 You know the though that go throw your head. You know the though that go throw your head.

]]> By: Gail Nobles http://socyberty.com/law/who-wants-jury-duty/comment-page-1/#comment-110993 Gail Nobles Fri, 22 May 2009 17:26:02 +0000 http://socyberty.com/law/who-wants-jury-duty/#comment-110993 I think it would have been stressful too, Brian, unless you have a lot of time on your hands. Thanks for your comments. I think it would have been stressful too, Brian, unless you have a lot of time on your hands. Thanks for your comments.

]]> By: Brian Daniel Stankich http://socyberty.com/law/who-wants-jury-duty/comment-page-1/#comment-110991 Brian Daniel Stankich Thu, 21 May 2009 00:49:40 +0000 http://socyberty.com/law/who-wants-jury-duty/#comment-110991 I have had to go twice, but both times I was sent home. I was looking forward to it, as an experience, and in doing my part as a citizen, but both times I was disappointed. On the other hand, I have a full life, and being pulled away from my other responsibilities (the potential of a long and drawn out trial) would have been stressful. Brian I have had to go twice, but both times I was sent home. I was looking forward to it, as an experience, and in doing my part as a citizen, but both times I was disappointed. On the other hand, I have a full life, and being pulled away from my other responsibilities (the potential of a long and drawn out trial) would have been stressful. Brian

]]> By: Gail Nobles http://socyberty.com/law/who-wants-jury-duty/comment-page-1/#comment-110989 Gail Nobles Fri, 27 Feb 2009 22:44:51 +0000 http://socyberty.com/law/who-wants-jury-duty/#comment-110989 Hi,Catelin! Great comments and great complaints too. You might be one of the ones that can get out of jury duty with a chronic back condition. Hi,Catelin! Great comments and great complaints too. You might be one of the ones that can get out of jury duty with a chronic back condition.

]]> By: Catelin Hoover http://socyberty.com/law/who-wants-jury-duty/comment-page-1/#comment-110987 Catelin Hoover Fri, 27 Feb 2009 22:12:29 +0000 http://socyberty.com/law/who-wants-jury-duty/#comment-110987 Gail<br /> I agree with some of your points. I do think jury duty selection needs to be improved. It is really a hardship to go and wait to see if you would be selected. The last time I had to go I had a drive of nearly an hour, (one way) then I had to wait all day long. Yep 8 AM to 5 PM. My employer would not pay me for jury duty absence...few do today.<br /> <br /> Now the way they summons you, it makes it difficult for a person who has litgit reason such as no child care or an elderly parent to care for to be excused. How on earth can you leave your child or your parent for a whole day to appear while they try to decide if your reason to be excused is reasonable?<br /> <br /> But to ask for volunteers, if 99% of the population try every way they can to get out of jury duty, where do you think they will find these volunteers. If they would pay a fair wage it would help many to feel willing to serve as a juror. If they wouldn't be so hard-nosed about excusing a person due to having children or an ailing elderly parent to care for, it would also be viewed in a more positive light.<br /> <br /> Would I mind sitting on a jury? NO, not if I didn't have my father who needs care 24/7 or a chronic back condition which makes it very difficult for me to sit or stand for very long without having pain that is often buckling. Gail
I agree with some of your points. I do think jury duty selection needs to be improved. It is really a hardship to go and wait to see if you would be selected. The last time I had to go I had a drive of nearly an hour, (one way) then I had to wait all day long. Yep 8 AM to 5 PM. My employer would not pay me for jury duty absence…few do today.

Now the way they summons you, it makes it difficult for a person who has litgit reason such as no child care or an elderly parent to care for to be excused. How on earth can you leave your child or your parent for a whole day to appear while they try to decide if your reason to be excused is reasonable?

But to ask for volunteers, if 99% of the population try every way they can to get out of jury duty, where do you think they will find these volunteers. If they would pay a fair wage it would help many to feel willing to serve as a juror. If they wouldn’t be so hard-nosed about excusing a person due to having children or an ailing elderly parent to care for, it would also be viewed in a more positive light.

Would I mind sitting on a jury? NO, not if I didn’t have my father who needs care 24/7 or a chronic back condition which makes it very difficult for me to sit or stand for very long without having pain that is often buckling.

]]> By: Gail Nobles http://socyberty.com/law/who-wants-jury-duty/comment-page-1/#comment-110985 Gail Nobles Fri, 27 Feb 2009 22:05:16 +0000 http://socyberty.com/law/who-wants-jury-duty/#comment-110985 Hi, Kris! Thanks for your comments! Hi, Kris! Thanks for your comments!

]]> By: kris miyasako http://socyberty.com/law/who-wants-jury-duty/comment-page-1/#comment-110983 kris miyasako Fri, 27 Feb 2009 13:59:49 +0000 http://socyberty.com/law/who-wants-jury-duty/#comment-110983 Oh! I really love this one. I agree with you. Doing something against your will is still considered coercion. Oh! I really love this one. I agree with you. Doing something against your will is still considered coercion.

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