I havent been called for dury duty or anything but i was just wondering what are the ways you can get out of dury duty?is there any other way other than medical reasons or you knowing the defendant.i would not like it one bit if i was called up for jury duty.it is completely against my morals to judge someone and i have hang ups about the law.i just think its weird.i thought it was against the law to make someone do something against their will.how do they justify it.
2006-09-19 08:50:09 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Well sometimes religious reasons will work.
Don't register your car
Don't register to vote.
Hope that you'll be called for jury duty. I think the desire to serve is so strong that it eliminates me. I've been wanting to do jury duty for so long I think they forgot my name. Reminds me of that episode from Caroline in the City.
2006-09-19 08:52:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jury duty is a civic duty. You, as a responsible citizen, have a duty to show up and serve on a jury, if chosen to do so. Think of it like this, how would you like it if Mr. Smith, your really mean and profoundly unfair fourth grade teacher, had the final say so in every trial, criminal or civil and whatever he decided was final? What if you were on trial for something that you didn't do? You have to agree that most people wouldn't like that. Especially those whom he decides against. So to help eleviate bias, we let juries decide the fate of criminals and the outcome of some civil cases.
I suspect, however, if you just tell the court about your hangups with the law and your inability to judge others, you would probably get out of jury duty based on that alone.
2006-09-19 08:52:51 · answer #2 · answered by www.lvtrafficticketguy.com 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't recommend not showing up. I was called for jury duty in North Carolina but had already moved back to TN. I informed them of this, but somehow the info was never received by those who needed to know. I got a follow-up letter about my not having reported for jury duty. You will get in trouble if you don't show up.
BTW, as someone else said, it is your civic duty. I don't mean to chastise you, but what if everyone did what you are trying to do? There would be no justice for anything, and we'd be in much, much worse shape than we are in now. Think about that.
2006-09-19 09:03:31 · answer #3 · answered by class act 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it's truly against your religion to judge people, you'd (generally) be excused (you still have to go to the Court, but you would not be picked to serve on the jury); however, most Judges have a high B.S. detector and if they think you're full of it, you could not only have to serve, but face contempt charges (unlikely, but some judges/jurisdictions are cracking down).
2006-09-19 11:00:15 · answer #4 · answered by Lieberman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
figure out the laws where you live first, before you decide just not to show up. I would tell them the truth, that you cannot judge another human that you feel that a higher power is responsible for that and that you would be biased based on your beliefs. that should give you an out.
personal note, i would not try to get out of it, it is a duty that we as free Americans get to participate in.
2006-09-19 09:00:30 · answer #5 · answered by NolaDawn 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
if all else fails - when the lawyers get u in the box and start asking u screening question just act like a smartass and they wont pick u - thats what i did and my plan worked perfectly muahahahahaha
2006-09-19 08:58:21 · answer #6 · answered by Adam P 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you're summoned... go to court on the day that the lawyers and the prosecuters choose the jurors. they interview you before you are selected. let them know how you feel and chances are they won't select you because you have moral issues.
2006-09-19 08:59:33 · answer #7 · answered by kat 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
there is a law..just don't show up..you should have no problem at all
2006-09-19 08:54:20 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋