Jury Duty

[Tym]

They'rre going to love me on Wed.  

[XTreme]

  On 04/09/2022 at 11:11, Tym said:

They'rre going to love me on Wed.  

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You still got the Death Penalty there? 

[Tym]

  On 04/09/2022 at 11:13, XTreme said:

You still got the Death Penalty there? 

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Not for CT laws, dont go to Texas and buy the same charges, just saying! 

[yen_powell]

My son has been called for jury service in October. 110 mile round trip each day for two weeks unless he gets a long trial.

[Slowlycatchymonkey]

  On 04/09/2022 at 14:28, yen_powell said:

My son has been called for jury service in October. 110 mile round trip each day for two weeks unless he gets a long trial.

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Surely they don't expect people to travel that far and put you up nearby?

[Sir Fallsalot]

  On 04/09/2022 at 14:28, yen_powell said:

My son has been called for jury service in October. 110 mile round trip each day for two weeks unless he gets a long trial.

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Same date as me. What court is he going to 

[yen_powell]

  On 04/09/2022 at 15:37, Sir Fallsalot said:

Same date as me. What court is he going to 

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Exeter.

[yen_powell]

  On 04/09/2022 at 15:00, Slowlycatchymonkey said:

Surely they don't expect people to travel that far and put you up nearby?

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I think he can claim travel expenses, but probably not accommodation. No idea how they work out travel costs. I'd be more worried about being late, more chance of a problem with the roads over that sort of a distance, especially in October when the clocks change.

 

Plus of course, you can be sent home early or even straight away some days because they don't need you, that'd be annoying after you'd driven or got the train all that way.

[Slowlycatchymonkey]

  On 04/09/2022 at 16:07, yen_powell said:

I think he can claim travel expenses, but probably not accommodation. No idea how they work out travel costs. I'd be more worried about being late, more chance of a problem with the roads over that sort of a distance, especially in October when the clocks change.

 

Plus of course, you can be sent home early or even straight away some days because they don't need you, that'd be annoying after you'd driven or got the train all that way.

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If I lived that far away I'd ask to defer, they often never call back, no loss of earnings no squabbling over parking n petrol, no traffic queues. 

[Sir Fallsalot]

  On 04/09/2022 at 16:07, yen_powell said:

I think he can claim travel expenses, but probably not accommodation. No idea how they work out travel costs. I'd be more worried about being late, more chance of a problem with the roads over that sort of a distance, especially in October when the clocks change.

 

Plus of course, you can be sent home early or even straight away some days because they don't need you, that'd be annoying after you'd driven or got the train all that way.

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This is what i'm allowed to claim

[Slowlycatchymonkey]

Thats pitiful.

[XTreme]

Come down with Covid a couple of days before!

I can give you pics of a positive test if you need it!

[Sir Fallsalot]

  On 04/09/2022 at 17:41, Slowlycatchymonkey said:

Thats pitiful.

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What pisses me off is i'm being forced to do this to help them, i should be paid my basic wage plus travelling at least as compensation

[busabeast]

  On 04/09/2022 at 17:56, Sir Fallsalot said:

What pisses me off is i'm being forced to do this to help them, i should be paid my basic wage plus travelling at least as compensation

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Didn't think you could claim compensation for being on the Dock, I'd say its jail time for you  

[boboneleg]

I love the food and drink  allowance, wtf can you buy for £5.71 nowadays ??

[busabeast]

  On 04/09/2022 at 18:15, boboneleg said:

I love the food and drink  allowance, wtf can you buy for £5.71 nowadays ??

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A pint of milk 

[yen_powell]

When I did it I made money, only did a week but stayed off work for the second week on the profits. That's because I was very badly paid at the time though.

Idiot that I was I thought I would not get chosen during selection as they wouldn't want a long haired scruff in a leather jacket. How wrong I was, it's the neat and tidy people in suits they try and get rid of during selection.

[Slowlycatchymonkey]

  On 04/09/2022 at 18:33, yen_powell said:

When I did it I made money, only did a week but stayed off work for the second week on the profits. That's because I was very badly paid at the time though.

Idiot that I was I thought I would not get chosen during selection as they wouldn't want a long haired scruff in a leather jacket. How wrong I was, it's the neat and tidy people in suits they try and get rid of during selection.

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They've probably kept it at the same amount, you just cant buy fuck all with it now

[XTreme]

  On 04/09/2022 at 18:33, yen_powell said:

it's the neat and tidy people in suits they try and get rid of during selection.

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You got no hope of swerving it then Yen

[Tym]

Seems like such a little sacrifice, jury duty, one promise was made to me, a jury of my peers to judge me, might not seem important, until you are the one, being judged. 

[Slowlycatchymonkey]

  On 04/09/2022 at 20:12, Tym said:

Seems like such a little sacrifice, jury duty, one promise was made to me, a jury of my peers to judge me, might not seem important, until you are the one, being judged. 

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True, its is a civic duty but if you're going to be left seriously out of pocket (especially considering what's on the horizon cost of living wise) its no joke. A lot of people cant afford to lose two weeks wages.

I'm currently exempt because the emergency Covid medical register hasn't closed yet, it'll be sods law I get summoned when it shuts end of September

[yen_powell]

I think it's still the best chance of a fair trial.

In the middle ages the jury had to know you (I know him m'lud, he's a lying fucker he is, so we say guilty whatever the evidence), nowadays it's the opposite.

[Buckster]

  On 04/09/2022 at 20:55, yen_powell said:

I think it's still the best chance of a fair trial.

In the middle ages the jury had to know you (I know him m'lud, he's a lying fucker he is, so we say guilty whatever the evidence), nowadays it's the opposite.

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One whiff of your underkaks and they will excuse you.

[Tym]

  On 04/09/2022 at 20:18, Slowlycatchymonkey said:

True, its is a civic duty but if you're going to be left seriously out of pocket (especially considering what's on the horizon cost of living wise) its no joke.

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Based on my income if i get chosen for jury duty their $50 a day will put me over my monthly income limimit for my health insurance plan, so i;ll lose all health overage if they pick me for a jury.

 

Top that one for sacrifice....cant wait to tell them to see what they do.

 

 

 

[Slowlycatchymonkey]

  On 05/09/2022 at 08:56, Tym said:

Based on my income if i get chosen for jury duty their $50 a day will put me over my monthly income limimit for my health insurance plan, so i;ll lose all health overage if they pick me for a jury.

 

Top that one for sacrifice....cant wait to tell them to see what they do.

 

 

 

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That’ll be interesting