tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-514457884876261588.post2979781844397712349..comments2024-01-07T09:44:39.429-06:00Comments on <a href="http://www.jtirregulars.com/">JT IRREGULARS</a>: We Have Been Banned...and other observations from Jury DutyOrbsCorbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08195806840368262235noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-514457884876261588.post-87672481696495722812008-06-25T09:44:00.000-05:002008-06-25T09:44:00.000-05:00Not surprisingly, I had no difficulty voting after...Not surprisingly, I had no difficulty voting after that, either.<BR/><BR/>I do somewhat admire the simplicity and "honesty" of their system: vote for the machine and the machine takes care of you. If you had a concern or problem in your neighborhood, you called your precinct captain and it was taken care of. Candidates elsewhere "buy" your vote, too, but they do it with campaigns, commercials, and promises. And then, when elected, they do whatever they want to, regardless of what their constituents believe. It was much more straightforward in Chi-town. Those "crooked" politicians actually worked for and represented the people who put them in office.OrbsCorbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08195806840368262235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-514457884876261588.post-27326361262395466032008-06-25T08:41:00.000-05:002008-06-25T08:41:00.000-05:00Orbs,In Chicago, that means you can't serve on a j...Orbs,<BR/><BR/>In Chicago, that means you can't serve on a jury, but you can still vote.AvengingAngelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12589250509943948070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-514457884876261588.post-83571812909356153632008-06-24T23:08:00.000-05:002008-06-24T23:08:00.000-05:00Got the notice twice in Racine. The first time th...Got the notice twice in Racine. The first time they let me reschedule the week I had to be available because of job concerns. I then tried to extend that, but they said no. Both times I had to show up, neither time was I called to serve. <BR/><BR/>True story: in Chicago, when I received a notice, I wrote "Deceased" across my name and address and threw it back in the mail. I never heard another thing.OrbsCorbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08195806840368262235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-514457884876261588.post-6502854756083876822008-06-24T22:24:00.000-05:002008-06-24T22:24:00.000-05:00I got summoned for jury duty once. I sat in that c...I got summoned for jury duty once. I sat in that courthouse room for four hours waiting with a bunch of people.Our numbers were never called. The second case was cancelled and we were sent home. That was it.drewzepmeisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15553144737305430009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-514457884876261588.post-80035349550220982052008-06-24T22:12:00.000-05:002008-06-24T22:12:00.000-05:00For all it's faults, it really is the best system ...For all it's faults, it really is the best system on the planet.AvengingAngelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12589250509943948070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-514457884876261588.post-20217607632958392432008-06-24T21:24:00.000-05:002008-06-24T21:24:00.000-05:00I've gotten the notice twice. When I've called an...I've gotten the notice twice. When I've called and said I needed an interporetor or at lkeast able to see what the stenographer was recording (called CART interopreting) I was told that I was no longer needed for jury duty. I felt singled out as I really would like to do it once, but being deaf made them say so sorry.<BR/><BR/>If anyone wants out of jury duty, just call the place through a deaf relay using a TTY, and they won't even question if you are really deaf. Kind of sucks. Next time I get a notice, I'm going to demand they let me be in the pool and that tthey provide an interpreter.Huck Finnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01674359174059137866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-514457884876261588.post-37294051494638761542008-06-24T20:38:00.000-05:002008-06-24T20:38:00.000-05:00I sat on a jury once. It was a pretty open and shu...I sat on a jury once. It was a pretty open and shut case. It lasted a couple of days. To begin with I took notes. I was very conscientious. Then it became obviously clear that the guy was guilty as hell. I couldn't believe it even went to a jury trial. <BR/><BR/>When we could finally deliberate and discuss the case with one another, it basically came down to the question... "who thinks this idiot is guilty?" Everyone raised their hand.<BR/><BR/>The whole process was interesting, right down to having them confiscate my best nail file--I was part of the jury, not one of the witnesses that were in shackles....for goodness sake!<BR/><BR/>The intimate and seedy details that were poured out in court were amazing. I was really glad that it wasn't a case where I had second thoughts. It would be tough to know you were the cause of someone losing their freedom if you were any bit unsure.kkditherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181697760037435065noreply@blogger.com