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I was called up to do this recently.
For a week, I sat in a lounge at taxpayers' expense, eating fish and chips and reading books - managed to get through a couple of breezeblock-sized hardbacks.
After the Monday of the second week they admitted that they'd hired too many jurors and sent a whole load of us home.
Annoyingly I got to see the interior of one courtroom and hear a case being read, but they select 15 and then cut it down to 12 at random. I wasn't one of them. Back to the lounge...
I'm tempted to get onto George Osbourne and tell him how inefficient the whole process is, frankly.
For a week, I sat in a lounge at taxpayers' expense, eating fish and chips and reading books - managed to get through a couple of breezeblock-sized hardbacks.
After the Monday of the second week they admitted that they'd hired too many jurors and sent a whole load of us home.
Annoyingly I got to see the interior of one courtroom and hear a case being read, but they select 15 and then cut it down to 12 at random. I wasn't one of them. Back to the lounge...
I'm tempted to get onto George Osbourne and tell him how inefficient the whole process is, frankly.
I've actually just finished two weeks of jury service, got released on Thursday.
Prepare to sit around doing nothing with no idea of when you will be called (they try to give you rough times, but they will be wrong and not keep you updated). Although at times it was boring, I met a nice bunch of people so the waiting around wasn't too bad as we sat there chatting and watching the world cup.
It is also quite an interesting experience. Overall, I quite enjoyed it as it was different to a usual day at work (10:30am starts and 4pm finishes are also great).
The best bit about my two weeks was the judge releasing us to watch the England v Slovenia game, as it wouldn't have been fair on the defendant for the jury to have not been concentrating 100% on the case if the trial continued through the match
Prepare to sit around doing nothing with no idea of when you will be called (they try to give you rough times, but they will be wrong and not keep you updated). Although at times it was boring, I met a nice bunch of people so the waiting around wasn't too bad as we sat there chatting and watching the world cup.
It is also quite an interesting experience. Overall, I quite enjoyed it as it was different to a usual day at work (10:30am starts and 4pm finishes are also great).
The best bit about my two weeks was the judge releasing us to watch the England v Slovenia game, as it wouldn't have been fair on the defendant for the jury to have not been concentrating 100% on the case if the trial continued through the match
Moley RUFC said:
Starts Monday. Enjoyable or sitting around for hours?
Treat it like a holiday - charge the ipod, take mags & newspapers, blag a comfy seat and chill.Edited by Moley RUFC on Saturday 26th June 07:35
I spent 2 weeks on mine and didn't get called once. Do you think they knew I was BIB?
Let us know how you get on. Good luck
marshalla said:
If you think jury service is bad - you should try being a witness.
in 10 years of working in retail and having been summoned probably near 30 or 40 times to be a witness I have never once had to actually go into court. Of course the tax payer pays for my day off work. The whole process is ridiculous.reggie82 said:
The best bit about my two weeks was the judge releasing us to watch the England v Slovenia game, as it wouldn't have been fair on the defendant for the jury to have not been concentrating 100% on the case if the trial continued through the match
For that read the judge wanted to watch the England v Slovenia game, and probably spent the entire morning thinking that one up.deevlash said:
marshalla said:
If you think jury service is bad - you should try being a witness.
in 10 years of working in retail and having been summoned probably near 30 or 40 times to be a witness I have never once had to actually go into court. Of course the tax payer pays for my day off work. The whole process is ridiculous.mph1977 said:
deevlash said:
marshalla said:
If you think jury service is bad - you should try being a witness.
in 10 years of working in retail and having been summoned probably near 30 or 40 times to be a witness I have never once had to actually go into court. Of course the tax payer pays for my day off work. The whole process is ridiculous.deevlash said:
mph1977 said:
deevlash said:
marshalla said:
If you think jury service is bad - you should try being a witness.
in 10 years of working in retail and having been summoned probably near 30 or 40 times to be a witness I have never once had to actually go into court. Of course the tax payer pays for my day off work. The whole process is ridiculous.Blown2CV said:
deevlash said:
mph1977 said:
deevlash said:
marshalla said:
If you think jury service is bad - you should try being a witness.
in 10 years of working in retail and having been summoned probably near 30 or 40 times to be a witness I have never once had to actually go into court. Of course the tax payer pays for my day off work. The whole process is ridiculous.Gassing Station | Speed, Plod & the Law | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff