violator
3:42 Thu Aug 4
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My one got 13, and I had to be the foreman as well cos all the others were cacking themselves, although to be fair I did have a trot to my car when I left.
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Spandex Sidney
3:42 Thu Aug 4
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Can you imagine having to do this in the days of capital punishment.
I could never sanction anyone being killed, maybe that's why they got rid?
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UNIHAMMERED
3:36 Thu Aug 4
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I've done it 3 times now, the most recent last year. Had to stand up and deliver the verdict on a rape case. Some fairly harrowing evidence and deliberation lasted 3 days. The guy got 8 years.
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BubblesCyprus
3:36 Thu Aug 4
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Jury selection was a joke on mine as was obvious that the 6 defendant Lawyers did not want anyone of an ethnic / coloured ''look'' I went as if dressed for work thinking it would be only a couple of days see below where that got me !!
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easthammer
3:35 Thu Aug 4
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Phantom
Like you got called to this in my mid 50s. Had to serve all week. Did two assualt cases. Both not guilty.
One case witnesses and police evidence all over the place. Later found out that the guy we found not guilty was a real villian - in restrospect recon the witnesses were nobbled if not the police.
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violator
3:34 Thu Aug 4
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Done mine earlier in the year. Got called to the first case but wasn't selected by the clerk of the court from the names on the cards. On the Thursday of the 1st week got called again and selected for a case in the afternoon. Went in on the Friday and we were sent home at 11am until Monday. Case resumed on Monday and by Wednesday morning he was found guilty. Sat around for a couple of hors and then sent home. Got a call at 5 that day saying that was it and wasn't needed for the rest of the week.
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BRANDED
3:30 Thu Aug 4
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Its your civic duty. I fucking loved it. Pointed to the other jurors how fucking thick they were and we managed to convict the cunt. Again had a history of ne'er-do-wellness.
Everyone dhould fo this.
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The_Phantom
3:27 Thu Aug 4
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Just Googled dress code for jury service and read that most things ok but probably not shorts and no T shirts with offensive slogans on.
Interestingly a few people suggested that wearing a suit could well sway a defence lawyer to reject picking you.
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BubblesCyprus
3:23 Thu Aug 4
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Was called up when I was 18 at snaresbrook spent 2 MONTHS on one case( last two nights in a Hotel) as had x6 guys on 10 charges each so we had 60 ''verdicts'' to agree on !!
Made easier that if they were guilty on charge 1 meant they were guilty on others absolute nightmare all in the dock had criminal records longer than a double album LP.
Did not sleep for months after absolute nightmare !!!
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Takashi Miike
3:08 Thu Aug 4
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I've done it twice. it can be interesting but you'll realise very quickly that many on a jury don't follow the evidence presented by the prosecution and defence lawyers and instead introduce pre-conceived biases or interpret facts to suit their stance on things, especially if it's a drugs case. both my cases we couldn't come to a unanimous decision and only found out after we'd finished that both cases were re-trials
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