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

[Alexander Smith]

I haven't the slightest regret for the way that turned out (other than 
that it was a needlessly  prolonged process), and had an entirely 
legitimate reason for needing to be excused from jury duty. Under any 
other circumstances, while it may be a hassle, I dutifully perform my 
role as a juror. When my wife's pregnant, that's a different story.

Go fuck yourself, Peter.

Alex in NYC




On Thursday, September 16, 2004, at 11:51 AM, peter.west410 wrote:

> "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
>>
>>
>
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