Not surprised even a little bit but pretty pissed

[Bowsnbucks]

My wife had jury duty earlier this week. Anybody know if it's standard practice for the people asking potential jurors questions to see if you'll be on the jury and they use your name right there in front of the defendant? I certainly wouldn't think that they would give out the jurors names like that but we are in about the worst county in Minnesota so it wouldn't surprise me that the judge and lawyers don't know what the hell they are doing. I wasn't too happy to hear about it. First they force you to be on the jury and then they potentially put a bullseye on your back. I think it's absolute bull shit. Anyone been on jury duty?

I've been called to jury duty before here. They don't use people's names - just numbers assigned to everyone - and the accused isn't there when potential jurors are picked. Just the 2 opposing attorneys, and the pool of potential jurors. No ID possible. Why is this process not used everywhere? Seems like a no-brainer.

 

[Tangler]

I think if you can show receipts proving you have a vacation booked that it should count as a legit absence. BS to me that you can't.

What If you own your own business? Who decides what my time is worth? I currently own my own business (partially retired) and would much rather spend my "free" time outside doing habitat work than listening to some bs ridiculous lawyer try to free up another punk and keep them them on the streets. I suppose I would want me or someone like me to be a Jurry member if I was falsely accused of a crime but how often does this really happen? Seriously? Mostly we have a group of George Soros DAs trying to keep dirtballs free and on the street and a bunch of normal people trying desperately to avoid wasting their time listening to them.

 

[Bill]

I never understand why people want to get out of jury duty so badly. To me, it would be like complaining about political leaders and never voting or complaining about traffic while sitting in it, not realizing they are literally traffic. It's a civic duty and part of the social contract. Be the change you want to see in the world.

I have been called 4 or 5 times and always dismissed. Always ticks me off because I think it would be interesting. One was a murder case where the dude killed his girlfriend and was smart enough to stuff her body in the dumpster for their own apartment. Dumb ass prosecutor dismissed me on that one and he had me at hello..

 

[Tangler]

I have been called 4 or 5 times and always dismissed. Always ticks me off because I think it would be interesting. One was a murder case where the dude killed his girlfriend and was smart enough to stuff her body in the dumpster for their own apartment. Dumb ass prosecutor dismissed me on that one and he had me at hello..

A real rocket scientist, and a fine upstanding member of society.