violator 11:18 Tue Nov 10
Jury Service
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Well it's a fortnight off work, anyone else done it?
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WHOicidal Maniac
11:23 Tue Nov 10
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If you want to get out of it
Jury Nullification
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqH_Y1TupoQ
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violator
11:25 Tue Nov 10
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Nah I'm quite looking forward to it, only 10 minutes drive from home too
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hub hub hub hub
11:26 Tue Nov 10
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Twice. Its good if your not self employed.
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tunwhu
11:26 Tue Nov 10
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Nightmare...,missed out on a gypsy shooting case by minutes when I got there. Then, after they nobbled the first jury, I'd just finished my case and they swore in about 6 of our jury. Close escape as the trial went on for about 2 months.
It's very boring and you pray to get on a case...just not one like the above really.
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Takashi Miike
11:32 Tue Nov 10
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yes, twice. not what you could call enjoyable but it is an experience. biggest frustration is almost half the jury will be mongs so it makes coming to a verdict difficult
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penners28
11:36 Tue Nov 10
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I nearly got picked for quite a famous murder case. Quite glad I didn't as it went on for months and was brutal...
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tunwhu
11:40 Tue Nov 10
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Mike, I noticed the large number of mongs on my jury too. They couldn't make their minds up over whether to have tea or coffee in the canteen, let alone whether someone was guilty of a crime with conflicting evidence ffs.
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Aalborg Hammer
11:46 Tue Nov 10
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Don't know if it's true but someone told me you can't do jury service if you've signed the Official Secrets Act
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Takashi Miike
11:50 Tue Nov 10
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Aalborg, that must be bollocks as I had to sign it as a youngster when in my first job
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Brooking_is_GOD
11:50 Tue Nov 10
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Here is what Mr. Forthright has to say on the matter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqK4fSMq7cE
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Takashi Miike
11:51 Tue Nov 10
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tun, on both jurys I was on a fair number made their minds up without taking in to account the evidence and witness statements
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Takashi Miike
11:52 Tue Nov 10
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*meant to say BEFORE, hearing the evidence and witness statements*
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Pancho
12:02 Wed Nov 11
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Did it and loved it, would do it again in a flash.
Got selected for a rape case (which I heard went on for 4 months) but they changed me last minute.
Think it was because I recognised Milly in the defendants stand. It was the bumblebee top.
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ChesterRd
12:07 Wed Nov 11
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Aalborg, police and other commissioned / warranted officers would be excused but the rules changed a while back. Now basically anyone is can be called. Even a judge could be called for jury service now. I'm sure there would be some goings on behind the scenes to avoid that though.
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Browno22
12:59 Wed Nov 11
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Yeah I done this about 9 years ago when I was 18. Why would you choose an 18 year old mong like I was to decide whether some cunt beat his kid up or not.
NOT GUILTY
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:^)
1:12 Wed Nov 11
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I'd like to be a fulltime Juror. Drive me around the the place so I can sit and judge people, for money, but without all the hasle of studying to become a judge and dressing like a ponce.
TIDY.
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w4hammer
1:29 Wed Nov 11
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Twice now. three weeks at isleworth 3 cases ( 2 guilty one not)
Three weeks at southwark three cases all guilty.
As much as its a pain to work around it, its a fulfilling and generally positive experience- you'll be surprised how reasonable & logical most jurors are.
Ridiculously ineffiicient process thought- they could fit in twice as mane cases if the judges and lawyers got their acts together.
Abiding memories? If I ever meet an honest nigerian, bangladeshi or somalian I'll eat my fucking hat,...yours as well...
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Darlo Debs
1:32 Wed Nov 11
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W4hammer were they the accused or just fellow jurors?:-)
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Pagey
2:05 Wed Nov 11
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I did it when I was 19 and it's a shocking process. At that age I should never have been involved in judging whether someone is guilty or not. I was still watching Button Moon! It's really tiring too as you're literally doing nothing all day which is draining.
We found a bloke not guilty of assaulting another bloke and then a few of us went into a nearby pub afterwards. As we were in there, the bloke we found not guilty stumbled over all lashed up and thanked us all - as well as confessing that he'd "kicked the living shit out of that prick".
Lovely.
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Grumpster
7:51 Wed Nov 11
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If it's anything like sitting there listening to people drone on in meetings at work, I think I'd be in serious trouble of falling asleep, which seems to want to happen every time.
My mum got a gang rape trial at snaresbrook and was having to get police guards home, as some of the gang hadn't been arrested and were at court every day threatening the jurors.
My mum is a daft pensioner racist (as all older people seem to be), so they were all fucked really.
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