Jury duty suck

[SocialistLez]

I was summoned for jury duty. I was pretty excited about it. I wasn't big on waking up at 7 am this morning but oh well.

In any case, I was pretty shocked to see FOX/FAUX NEWS on the two big screen tvs in the jury lounge.

I would think something like CNN would be more appropriate and less biased.

I hate I was excused for jury duty. I was looking forward to the extra $$ in my pocket.

[KansDem]

1. So much for a "jury of one's peers."

I was pretty shocked to see FOX/FAUX NEWS on the two big screen tvs in the jury lounge.

I shudder to think I might be on trial someday with a jury of FOX News viewers...:scared:

[MedicalAdmin]

6. I worry about that too.

I have a personal injury case coming up and it will be taking place in MN District 6 - home of M Bachmann. I don't think I will get anything close to a rational outcome.

[KansDem]

11. Good luck!!!

I served on jury duty once about 22 years ago. It was a child-neglect case.

During deliberations, some guy kept saying, "He's guilty! I know his type!"

And the No. 1 concern was reaching a verdict before rush hour so the jurors could get home without getting snarled in traffic...

What an eye-opening experience!

[AnArmyVeteran]

2. Anytime you see Faux Noise on a TV protest and complain.

Every time I'm in a bank or restaurant I complain to have it removed. I've had great success in having businesses change the channel. I've also written mini-commentaries on receipts so managers will read my protests. I tell them if they want my business they will have to change their channels and take Faux off. I urge everyone to do the same. No one should be exposed to the lies, deceptions, fear and racism constantly being aired on that evil network.

[yella_dawg]

3. My mom changed doctors because of Faux on the waiting room TV.

Then she asked me to tell the doc why when I took in some form or another.

[AnArmyVeteran]

4. Good for you and your wise Mom...

[LWolf]

5. I was called for Jury duty last week and this.

Not that I've gotten to serve. I get a call every night at 6:00 telling me whether or not to show up the next day.

So far the only day I've had to show up was the day I had a previously made appointment, which I had to reschedule.

The one day I was there, the jury lounge that we all hung out in waiting to be called in to court for selection (or, in my case, non-selection, lol) had numerous big screens around the big room.

They were tuned in to HGTV. I got to watch people having their houses remodeled or "refurbished" to help them sell, and people looking at houses to buy.

I wasn't impressed with the taste of the remodelers, for the most part, and I was really glad not to be the real estate agent trying to sell a condo to the couple with the impossible wife.

[Obamanaut]

7. Always carry a paperback novel to read, don't watch with the teevee. nt

[Johonny]

8. me too

always bring a book to Jury Duty.

[Obamanaut]

9. It may well be that in the room wherein the teevee was located, it

is permitted to read.

Otherwise, there would likely be no teevee.

[Liberal In Texas]

10. I do too, but it's hard to read with that constant yakky drone and sfx in the background.

There shouldn't be TVs at all in waiting areas. Or at least areas without them.

[SocialistLez]

13. I didn't watch it.

I hate I forgot my headphones for my iPod.
I didn't even think about bringing a book in. I had to be there by 8 and it was a mad dash to get ready.

[Kat45]

12. Whenever I've gone for jury duty, almost all the potential jurors were white.

That always amazed me! This was at the courthouse in Cambridge, MA, a very diverse city. I know it's a county courthouse, which extends to many suburbs, but in that whole area there are more than one or two African Americans.

[SocialistLez]

14. I was one of about no more than 8 African Americans. Everyone else was white

I also noticed there were A LOT of females.

[bemildred]

15. Nothing quite like jury duty to let you see how broken our legal system is. nt