Jury Service

Have been called to public duty , anyone else have experience of this ?

Can't find the smiley biting nails

No, you don't have to be nervous of it. If you are challenged don't get offended or take it personally.If you are accepted, don't forget to pack your toothbrush etc., because depending on the trial you may be away for a few days. Makes a change, something different, meet new people,,etc.,

If you are challenged don't get offended or take it personally

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Good old Socrates - you can always rely on him to know it all. Shame he has 'forgotten' the abolition of the peremptory challenge many years ago.

Oh to be omniscient.

CV if you have better things to do, you can always take a completely prejudiced and highly verbal view to whomever (potential plaintiff or defendant) right from the 'off'. Take exception to whatever you choose. Colour, race, gender, socio-economic grouping, height, bearing, eye set or colour...whatever.

That should minimise the time you are required to 'serve'.

I've always found it an inexplicable imposition and quite unrealistic expectation that we are to believe 12 non-informed and largely uninterested people are in a position to 'judge' THE TRUTH.

All they are there for is to appreciate the relative merits of the abilities (or lack of) of the defence and the prosecution in making what seems to be the most likely case.

They are swayed by what they are told and the manner and force of conviction of the person making the case rather than by any objective issue which could be subject to empirical evaluation.

Just bear in mind - either legal side could switch at a moment's notice and be equally impressive arguing the other side's case - and quite as convincingly. This ability would I imagine, make for a rather good trader. In fact, Mr. Rivalland makes a decent living from both endeavours. Good man.

However, I have always felt that 'Law' was at least on par with that more often quoted 'oldest profession'.

Although Law enjoys a more popularly 'acceptable' image, I believe it possesses less dignity and certainly less honesty ... at least with a whore you know how much it's going to cost up front...('scuse the pun)

In search of "Truth"

TheBramble said:

CV if you have better things to do, you can always take a completely prejudiced and highly verbal view to whomever (potential plaintiff or defendant) right from the 'off'. Take exception to whatever you choose. Colour, race, gender, socio-economic grouping, height, bearing, eye set or colour...whatever.

That should minimise the time you are required to 'serve'.

I've always found is an inexplicable imposition that we are expected to believe 12 non-informed and largely uninterested people are in a position to 'judge' THE TRUTH.

All they are there for is to appreciate the relative merits of the abilities (or lack of) of the defence and the prosecution in making what seems to be the most likely case.

They are swayed by what they are told and the manner and force of conviction of the person making the case rather than by any objective issue which could be subject to empirical evaluation.




Just bear in mind - either legal side could switch at a moment's notice and be equally impressive arguing the other side's case - and quite as convincingly. This ability would I imagine, make for a rather good trader. In fact, Mr. Rivalland makes a decent living from both endeavours. Good man.

However, I have always felt that 'Law' should have paramouncy over the more often quoted 'oldest profession'. I also believe it has less inherent dignity too... at least with a whore you know how much it's going to cost up front...('scuse the pun)

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You are not there to judge the "Truth" , only the facts. If you want the truth join a philosophy class.

neil said:

You are not there to judge the "Truth" , only the facts. If you want the truth join a philosophy class.

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Facts? Like in the OJ trial?

As for philosophy - I get more than my daily fill here on t2w...

Yes

TheBramble said:

Facts? Like in the OJ trial?

As for philosophy - I get more than my daily fill here on t2w...

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Agreed on both points

counter_violent said:

Have been called to public duty , anyone else have experience of this ?

Can't find the smiley biting nails

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Did it a few years ago CV, i remember its pretty pointless trying to get out of it, as certainly in my case they just kept on coming despite all my best and trusty excuses.

The first case was to do with IRA stuff in B'ham Thankfully, after about two hours, there was some sort of legal shenanigins behind closed doors which prompted to the Judge to tell us to find not guilty, so it all collapsed. Next one was some oik nicking a stereo.

Most of it was deadly dull, hours and hours of waiting around, staying at home on standby. Enjoy!!

O K well the service period started today and as you will see I'm back home already :cheesy:

Yes even a mornings worth of waiting around was quite tedious, so I'll be taking some reading matter from now on, combine that with some observational analysis of my new found colleagues.

Should prove to be an interesting Two weeks as I move around the group .....see what their all about.

I wonder who will fart first :!:

Strange thought process going on here

Day Two

More hanging around at the start, as expected, then selected to sit on a case that on the face of it sounds fairly nasty.....we shall see......sent home after being sworn in, for the court to hold legal arguments session for the rest of the day.

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