Jury duty

[Levian]

Not sure if there even is jury duty in Norway. If there is, it's definitely not very common to be summoned.

Edit: checked it out a bit and apparently jurors are handpicked over here and they do many trials instead of just one. Most people go through life without being on a jury.

[Peegee]

$40/day, $50 for 10+ days.

I make more money being a hobo. Why would I do this?

[Bunny]

That's basically why nobody wants to do it. You make more money from your regular job. From what I gather, your employer can continue to pay your regular wages while you are serving, but that happening is extremely rare. Why waste your time for less pay?

[NorthernChaosGod]

Maybe they hate their job and wouldn't mind taking a cut to just sit around?

[black orb]

$40/day, $50 for 10+ days.

>>> For $40/day I`d gladly do that jury thing..

[Shlup]

I got called in, waited there all day, went up and sat in the jury box, got asked some personal-ass questions by the lawyers in front of a room full of people, and then the prosecutor dismissed me on account of her being a stupid bitch.

Just say something a little snarky on the stand and they'll send you home.

Wow you really are a bish

I wanted to be on the jury, spent my whole smurfing day waiting, the questions they asked me in front of several dozen people were not kosher, and then the bitch dismisses me--when I totally would've been on her side, no less--because she assumed I wasn't smart enough to figure some stupid bull out. I was like super offended.

[Raistlin]

That's weird. In England, even barristers and judges can be summonsed.

Lawyers can be pulled for jury duty. My point was that during jury selection one of the lawyers would use a challenge on any juror who was a lawyer or had any legal knowledge.

Why are you still Menses? Someone change the poor man back.

You know how there's mature, adult people who get tired of the same, constant joke at some point? Well then there's Shlup.

I actually just got a letter as a potential juror, to answer a questionnaire. I need to get around to doing that thing. I won't serve, because I'm a college student.

I don't think "being in college" is an actual excuse for jury duty.

[Tavrobel]

I don't think "being in college" is an actual excuse for jury duty.

It's not. Exams, yeah that will get you out of long, multi-day criminal cases, but not just for being a student.