[kj] OT: Jury Duty Dilemna! Help Help Help!

[peter.west410]

"NEEDEDHOW DO I ENSURE MY DISMISSAL FROM THIS JURY?"

Just tell them Alex,That you judge people without hearing their side of the
story,And once you ve heard their side of the story and find out that they
are innocent,You still think they should be punished.
    As this is so absurd they proberly wont believe it,But you could give it
a try.
            PW


----- Original Message -----
From: "Alex Smith" <vassifer at earthlink.net>
To: <gathering at misera.net>; <gathering at misera.net>
Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 4:47 PM
Subject: [kj] OT: Jury Duty Dilemna! Help Help Help!


>
>
> I posted this on ILM, but I'm in need of brainstorming, so have at it,
> Gatheruzzz....
>
> Alright. So, the tentacles of the system tapped my shoulder once again,
and
> I dutifully reported for jury duty yesterday. A huge hassle, as I'm sure
> everyone here knows, I managed to excuse myself off of one voir-dire
> yesterday due to my involvement in a prior lawsuit that my then co-op
board
> (on which I'd been serving as secretary) was involved in. Today, however,
I
> was called into to be panelled for a case that they expect will take as
long
> as TWO MONTHS and that involved no fewer than twenty lawyers!! They asked
if
> anyone believed they had serious problems with being able to serve this
> amount of time. Predictably, nine tenths of the panel raised their hands,
> myself included. Individually, they brought us into a small room (in front
> of the judge and all twenty lawyers) to hear why we might have problem. I
> explained that my wife is pregnant, and...to a lesser extent..that it
would
> be highly inconvenient for my department at work to cover for me for such
a
> long stretch. I was also typically surly and scowly (in a black Killing
Joke
> t-shirt, of course). No dice. They asked me to come back on Thursday for
the
> official round of voir dire.
>
>        This doesn't mean I'm definetely on the jury for this case, but I
> really wanted...fuck that, NEEDEDHOW DO I ENSURE MY DISMISSAL FROM THIS
> JURY? I'm going into work to have my boss draft a letter explaining what a
> hardship it will be for my department to lose my services for such a
> potentially lengthy period. My wife is very much indeed pregnant....I'm
> somewhat shocked that didn't sway them in my favour. Just shy of
threatening
> to be a distracted, non-compliant and potentially disruptive juror (which
> might land me in "contempt of court" trouble), what do I have to do to
make
> sure I don't get picked?
>
>        Should I dust off my most offensive Pussy Galore t-shirt? Maintain
> that Charles Manson was a criminally misunderstood genius? Wet my pants
and
> walk into the interview with a big yellow stain? WHAT MUST I DO?
>
> - Alex in NYC
>
>