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HaCo111 t1_isboxcu wrote

Reply to comment by dvowel in Parkland prosecutors ask for an investigation after a juror says she was threatened by ‘a fellow juror’ during deliberations - CNN by SilentR0b

Easy to get disqualified. I had jury duty earlier this year and in the second day of jury selection got disqualified for having tinnitus.

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fradigit t1_isc7mgu wrote

I think they are getting more desperate for jurors. I sat on a jury earlier this year about eminent domain, and 2 of the jurors also owned property that was involved in the same project. Somehow they were still selected. My coworkers were also surprised I was selected as a CPA, usually they were released shortly after identifying their occupation. I think it's either a backlog of cases or less people showing up but they seem to be much less picky about who will be on the jury.

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Matookie t1_isck0ub wrote

IME many people do not vote because they might be called.

ETA: Damn, y'all, why you downvoting me? I'm just telling you all what I have heard.

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fradigit t1_iscnwuk wrote

It isn't certified mail, so they can easily say they just never received the jury summons... Sometimes I think people are looking for excuses to not vote.

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mammoth61 t1_iscsxfh wrote

For clarification, do you mean some people don’t vote/register because they might be jury summoned? I just know 3 states in the US that don’t use voter registry, but instead use DMV records (that’s how I got summoned, despite moving out of state months earlier).

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fradigit t1_isd09fa wrote

I didn't claim that, the person above me did. My state uses DMV records but I did a quick Google search and it seems at least some places use voter registration for jury selection.

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swift_risk88 t1_ise7wc8 wrote

Bro if Reddit had profile pics, you would take your downvotes with pride.

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PatacusX t1_isc5o6x wrote

I had jury duty once in a fatal car accident case. I got eliminated really early on (along with pretty much all of the younger jurors) and one of the things they were asking about was if we had experience driving large vehicles.

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JohnnyAK907 t1_isc4h0k wrote

It is? I said in my interview that I would vote not guilty because the "victim" was not only a jackass for selling his returned engagement ring after he cancelled the wedding but a moron for being stupid enough to take a check from a complete stranger for 3 grand without verifying it first and deserved to be scammed. They still put me in the jury.
If there is a better way to get out of jury duty than showing a flagrant disregard for the whole process then I would love to hear it.

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DudeIsAbiden t1_iscgn19 wrote

I usually ask a hostile question of the prosecutor during Voir Dire-or express my disdain for police, judges, DAs etc while answering a question- and I get kicked every time

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CupcakesAreTasty t1_iscv7fn wrote

>If there is a better way to get out of jury duty than showing a flagrant disregard for the whole process then I would love to hear it.

Know how the law works. And make it obvious when the judge and lawyers are talking to you. Lawyers hate educated jurors, especially jurors who know how the law works. Prosecutors will be scared they'll fail to convince you, and defense attorneys will be scared you're too smart to have the wool pulled over your eyes.

As soon as I told the judge I was a history teacher who had also taught law, I was dismissed.

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Revolutionary-Yak-47 t1_isdgjaf wrote

Tell them you don't believe cops are more reliable witnesses than anyone else. Here in FL, it's the fastest way out of the courtroom

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HaCo111 t1_isci8rw wrote

Just act like you are really interested but there is something keeping you from paying attention to the trial. In my case it was tinnitus. I just asked to step out for a second and got dismissed.

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justec1 t1_isbxo5d wrote

That's a valid excuse? If so, thank the gods I went to all those concerts in my 20s.

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HaCo111 t1_iscibgb wrote

Yeah, just say you are worried about it affecting your ability to pay attention to the trial

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mces97 t1_isg8rws wrote

Oh wow, you can get disqualified for having Tinnitus. Good to know. I have Tinnitus. I got disqualified because I said my brother got a shit deal when he was mentally ill and was ruled not competent to stand trial, but competent enough to somehow be found guilty. I've always actually wanted to serve, but the case I was on I wanted no part of. This person was charged with a dozen felonies. One was attempted murder against a cop. And that cop was given a medal from Obama for what happened to him. Fuck that, I ain't gonna be the person to look at evidence and what if there was a struggle and it looks like the gun accidentally went off? I don't want to be the guy who says no guilty and get on a shit list.

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