Comments on: The Rural Juror*

By: Dave2

Dave2 — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 20:11:12 +0000

I pretend to be Shari all the time. I highly recommend it.

By: shari

shari — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 23:32:27 +0000

Gawd, I get summoned every damn year, and I NEVER get selected because, oh I don’t know… maybe because I’m a lawyer, who’s married to another lawyer, and I know virtually all the lawyers and, and, and… so WHY THE HELL DO THEY KEEP MY NAME IN THE JURY POOL?!?!?!?!

*ahem* Sorry. What I meant to say is, next time I get summoned, you wanna come out and pretend to be me? I’ll pull strings and get you named foreperson.

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:59:31 +0000

The one time I was selected for a jury (I think having both a cop and a prisoner in my extended family helped me seem evenhanded), they settled out of court at the last minute. I missed my chance to convict or acquit a dude named Bruce Bible, who was accused of running a crack house. And I missed the two-hour lunches they kept giving us while the lawyers hashed things out.

By: vahid

vahid — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:33:40 +0000

Clearly the justice system in Cook County is both inadequate and incompetent. If ever there were a reason for you to take up a double-life as a costumed crime-fighter, this is it.

By: claire

claire — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:30:35 +0000

dude, I recognized Jenna’s film’s name as soon as I saw it. No 30 Rock tip off required. And it made me laugh again which I could use today.

On the flip side, however, I recently postponed another jury duty summons till as late as possible next year. I’m hoping this one gets canceled before I have to go anywhere too. You do make it sound glamorous though, your One Angry Veronica* moment in the sun.

*an even more obscure tv reference for ya.

By: Patricia

Patricia — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:46:28 +0000

Being able to serve on a jury is one of the things I’m most looking forward to in (finally) becoming a U.S. citizen. Of course, there’s no guarantee that it will ever happen and that’s just rude. Probably why I’ve been so lazy about going through the naturaliztion process.

hee. the rural juror. love it!

By: You can call me, 'Sir'

You can call me, 'Sir' — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:10:43 +0000

I think that sitting in a jury room surrounded by the cream of our societal crop is really all they need to do to curb crime in today’s youth. Just sit them down and have them people watch for a couple hours, then whisper in their ear, ‘They’ll be deciding your fate’, and watch as the tears start to silently trickle down their face.

It’ll change lives, I tell you.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 08:21:41 +0000

I was called for Jury Duty once. I got up to the seats and everything. Then the guy stood up and said “I’ll take that offer.” And I went home.

Clearly I live an exciting life.

At least it excused me from a test.

By: Dave2

Dave2 — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 06:40:56 +0000

On the other hand… you didn’t convict a serial murderer who will subsequently escape from prison and hunt down all the members of the jury who sentenced him to life in jail… STARTING WITH THE JURY LEADER! See? You were lucky and you didn’t even know it!

You’re welcome!

By: Don

Don — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 06:03:14 +0000

Well, I’m telling you, if they’re ever on to me as I’m passing through O’Hare and I find myself in the dock with that guy and his lawyer staring at me, I will make a personal request for Jenny Runjenrun to be the foreperson, and I will accept no substitutes!