Archive Jury duty summons...

said_aouita

Posts: 8,532

Mar 27, 2012 6:53pm

justincredible;1129349 wrote:My coworkers are my two hands. My business is masterbating, and business is good.

justincredible;1129350 wrote:It's worth a shot.

You should use Babe's squirt pillow.

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BR1986FB

Posts: 24,104

Mar 27, 2012 7:47pm

I got out of it because being straight commission sales it would effect my families livlihood. My second option was a doctors excuse in that there's NO way I could sit on a jury stand. I urinate more frequently than perhaps anyone on the planet.

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WebFire

Posts: 14,779

Mar 27, 2012 8:04pm

I have been summoned twice. Both were cancelled.

Glory Days

Posts: 7,809

Mar 27, 2012 9:59pm

i was summoned but was living in another county. i would have went though.

Ironman92

Posts: 49,363

Mar 27, 2012 10:10pm

justincredible;1129338 wrote:My wife just called me at work, said I got a jury duty summons in the mail. She didn't open it but the date on the outside was April 16th. How hard is it to get out of jury duty when me being out of the office would be detrimental to our company? We only have 3 employees, I'm the only one that does development, and we are busy as shit right now.

Odds are good you'll never go....they'll cancel/settle sometime 24 hours before.

Just don't go....hope this helps

You get in trouble

Trueblue23

Posts: 7,463

Mar 27, 2012 11:12pm

I actually had jury duty last week, cancelled thank god.

Walked into jury duty smelling like Christian Slater once, that'll get you dismissed quickly lol

wildcats20

Posts: 27,794

Mar 27, 2012 11:25pm

What happens if you DON'T show up? I really don't know....

justincredible

Posts: 32,056

Mar 27, 2012 11:33pm

wildcats20;1129724 wrote:What happens if you DON'T show up? I really don't know....

Contempt. I think.

password

Posts: 2,360

Mar 28, 2012 12:40am

Walk in with a hoodie on and ask if you will be getting to convict any White/Hispanics.

ZWICK 4 PREZ

Posts: 7,733

Mar 28, 2012 5:57am

I'm sure your boss can find someone else to post on Ohio Chatter for 8 hours instead of you.

Skyhook79

Posts: 5,739

Mar 28, 2012 6:04am

Pretty sad that some people make up excuses to get out of doing their civic duty, probably the same people who complain about the justice system. No wonder not guilty verdicts happen such as OJ and Casey Anthony.

sleeper

Posts: 27,879

Mar 28, 2012 9:05am

Just ask LJ. He'll google the Judge and pretend he knows him and can get you off jury duty. Then when you're fined and jailed for not showing up, LJ will deny everything and delete all the posts saying he could get you out of jury duty.

Skyhook79

Posts: 5,739

Mar 28, 2012 9:09am

sleeper;1129832 wrote:Just ask LJ. He'll google the Judge and pretend he knows him and can get you off jury duty. Then when you're fined and jailed for not showing up, LJ will deny everything and delete all the posts saying he could get you out of jury duty.

I Lol'd.

Glassy

Posts: 119

Mar 28, 2012 9:28am

Man up and go do your service. I had jury duty a couple years ago and I hoped it would get canceled (I own a couple of small businesses). Ended up not getting canceled, I got selected for jury service and was the jury foreman. It honestly was a great experience. Except for the scumbag that we threw the book at for robbing a pharmacy of $200K of class 3 drugs. I dont think he enjoyed it much when the verdict was read.

Suck it up and go do it. Chances are it will get canceled because the person on trial will plea bargain. If not, you might enjoy it. Afterwards you can tell eveyone on OC about the case.

justincredible

Posts: 32,056

Mar 28, 2012 9:33am

Skyhook79;1129798 wrote:Pretty sad that some people make up excuses to get out of doing their civic duty, probably the same people who complain about the justice system. No wonder not guilty verdicts happen such as OJ and Casey Anthony.

Is it okay that I have a legit excuse or do I suck as an American as well? Please help.

justincredible

Posts: 32,056

Mar 28, 2012 9:34am

Glassy;1129861 wrote:Man up and go do your service. I had jury duty a couple years ago and I hoped it would get canceled (I own a couple of small businesses). Ended up not getting canceled, I got selected for jury service and was the jury foreman. It honestly was a great experience. Except for the scumbag that we threw the book at for robbing a pharmacy of $200K of class 3 drugs. I dont think he enjoyed it much when the verdict was read.

Suck it up and go do it. Chances are it will get canceled because the person on trial will plea bargain. If not, you might enjoy it. Afterwards you can tell eveyone on OC about the case.

If I get stuck on a jury our company comes to a halt while I am out. It has nothing to do with maning up. I don't want to fuck over my employer while we are extremely busy. We have deadlines that need to be met.

Skyhook79

Posts: 5,739

Mar 28, 2012 9:40am

justincredible;1129866 wrote:Is it okay that I have a legit excuse or do I suck as an American as well? Please help.

Many people work who called for jury duty. The earth nor your workplace will not cease to exist if you are not there for a day or 7.

Glassy

Posts: 119

Mar 28, 2012 9:43am

justincredible;1129868 wrote:If I get stuck on a jury our company comes to a halt while I am out. It has nothing to do with maning up. I don't want to **** over my employer while we are extremely busy. We have deadlines that need to be met.

That is glad to know. I own 2 businesses and I am in one of them every day of the work week. They need me too, but I am sure the place wont shut down because you are not there for a day or two.

justincredible

Posts: 32,056

Mar 28, 2012 9:46am

I apologize for not being as American as you guys.

justincredible

Posts: 32,056

Mar 28, 2012 9:47am

Glassy;1129876 wrote:That is glad to know. I own 2 businesses and I am in one of them every day of the work week. They need me too, but I am sure the place wont shut down because you are not there for a day or two.

And if I'm there for the two weeks the slip said our business would be fucked.

justincredible

Posts: 32,056

Mar 28, 2012 9:48am

You're absolutely right that a day or two wouldn't matter. But if I get stuck on some long, drawn out trial it would absolutely hurt our business.

sleeper

Posts: 27,879

Mar 28, 2012 9:48am

Jury duty should only be done for those who are unemployed. I'd rather pay people to sit at a court house for 8 hours a day than sit at home eating cheesepuffs.

Good for you JUSTIN, stick it to them!

Glassy

Posts: 119

Mar 28, 2012 9:54am

justincredible;1129885 wrote:You're absolutely right that a day or two wouldn't matter. But if I get stuck on some long, drawn out trial it would absolutely hurt our business.

Very rarely does a trial last that long. Just become the foreman of the jury if you are selected and tell the jury members to get sh!t cooking cause you have to get back to work

Good luck with whatever choice you make. If you dont want the guilty conscience of trying to get out of it, simply show up and p!ss your pants and set in your chair drooling all over the place with your eyes rolled back in your head. You will be the first one out of there.

Glory Days

Posts: 7,809

Mar 28, 2012 10:02am

justincredible;1129885 wrote:You're absolutely right that a day or two wouldn't matter. But if I get stuck on some long, drawn out trial it would absolutely hurt our business.

most arent long and drawn out.

justincredible

Posts: 32,056

Mar 28, 2012 10:03am

Believe me, I won't have a guilty conscious if I can get out of it because I won't be lying to get out of it. I'm simply going to have my boss write a letter explaining the burden it would put on the company. If that gets me out, great. If not, I'll deal with it.

Also, what does one typically wear to jury duty? Because I'll be showing up in jeans and a t shirt if I have to report.