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I get out of it because I would get fired for missing work even one day.  But if I didn’t have this job I would definitely do it.

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You get many benefits as a citizen.  You have a few obligations such as paying taxes, voting, and rarely by serving on a jury.  Yes, we bitch about all three.

But wouldn't you want someone with your values on a jury if you were a party?  Self defense shooting case?  Don't bitch about liberal juries if you're not willing to serve.  

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Man, ain’t nobody got time for that!

Got out of it a few years ago, guess they didn’t forget about me.

You guys get called before? Anyone get stuck on a long case?

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HA!  I just got released from jury duty this afternoon.  There were 175 of us selected as potential jurors for this trial.  All we knew was that it was a trial for a murder with a gun in the city of Albany, which is just north of Berkeley, in 2015.  No further details.  We did three days of voir dire trying to whittle down the jury pool.  Keep in mind that this is in the city of Oakland, Alameda County, California.  The capitol of social justice and equity.  There are a lot of well educated and extremely liberal people here  (well, no shit Sherlock)  who suffer from extreme cases of white guilt and are very vocal about the inequities in the justice system and have no compunction actually arguing with the judge in court. Also quite a few immigrants from China, Russia, France and other countries who were very confused about the First and Fifth Amendments and had to be educated repeatedly while in the jury box.  

The judge was a friggin' superstar,  obviously the smartest man in the room (I'm not kidding, this guy was sharp) and extremely patient and tolerant with the fucking retards in the jury pool.  Plus he had a sense of humor which helped a lot.  It seemed to me that the most educated people in the pool had the most ridiculous opinions on the justice system.  People with multiple degrees and doctorates who hated the justice system and actually could not be convinced to abide by the requirements of jury service.  The judge politely and respectfully tried to convince them of the error of their ways and when they adamantly refused he just dismissed them with no further comment or response.  

Anyway,  after eliminating many people they finished picking the 12 jurors and 4 alternates this afternoon.  Just a few more dismissals and I would have potentially been in the box. This trial is expected to last 8 weeks.  The defendant was cleaned up and wore a mask the entire time.  He looked like like butter wouldn't melt in his mouth.  Without the mask he looks like a killer,  someone you would avoid if you ran into him on the street.

The trial was just for one murder.  However after I got home I did some searching and came up with some news stories on this piece of shit.

One murder that they know of, at least 6 rapes, home invasion, kidnapping, burglary and some other heinous crimes.  He qualifies for the death penalty in multiple instances.  However this particular murder, despite being a death penalty case for multiple reasons, is not a death penalty case.  Thanks a lot district attorney and social justice warrior pamela price.  Go team equity!  Another piece of shit.

Please, if you can, do jury duty.  I actually find jury duty tedious but fascinating and I wish now that I was on this jury.

eta No idea why his photo didn't show in the first link, so here's another link.

https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Randhir-Kaur-UCSF-albany-killing-rape-Keith-Kenard-12754105.php

https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/Suspected-serial-killer-rapist-pleads-not-guilty-13104354.php

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Look at it as a chance to make a difference in someone's life. You may have a chance to save someone from unreasonable persecution, or impart justice for a true criminal. Take this seriously, it is not a joke and is an important responsibility.

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When I was young I did insurance defense, like defending personal injury actions. I'd go and pick a jury  frequently knowing I had the money authorization to settle the case. Sometimes it would just settle as the plaintiff got scared once the jury was coming in. Sometimes I'd pick the jury and maybe do opening arguments. I wanted the plaintiff to go on lunch break sometimes, they would sometimes crack then.

Usually I'd want to settle before they testified because I figured after you testified you'd feel like the bad part was behind you. But sometimes I'd bust 'em up on cross and decided to take the verdict if they really sucked. But a lot of the time I had no intention of taking a verdict, I just tried it for awhile to try to save some money for the insurance company.

I think over the years judges have tried to crack down on that, although it's tough in civil cases. In criminal cases they'd say they would accept a plea. Some judges meant it some would still work with you on pleading someone out.

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I get out of it because I would get fired for missing work even one day.  But if I didn’t have this job I would definitely do it.

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I hope you are joking.
why is jury duty such a hard ship?
Do your civic duty.
I was called, showed up, not chosen.  In and out in 45 minutes.
It was a DUI case.
I think the lawyers pre-screen the candidates.
I wasn't even asked a question and was dismissed before they started asking questions.
Do your duty

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I get out of it because I would get fired for missing work even one day.  But if I didn’t have this job I would definitely do it.

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Did a murder case. An individual chopped up their kid. May God have pity on them because not one of the jurors did.

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I get out of it because I would get fired for missing work even one day.  But if I didn't have this job I would definitely do it.

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Here’s my experience:

Defense attorney: What do you do for a living?
Me: I work for CDCR.
Defense attorney: Have a nice day.

Why does no one want to pick me?

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Man, ain’t nobody got time for that!

Got out of it a few years ago, guess they didn’t forget about me.

You guys get called before? Anyone get stuck on a long case?

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Is it in the “hood”? If so, you need to get out of it

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If you want to be struck, simply speak up during jury selection, and answer counsels' questions honestly and thoughtfully.  One of them will strike you.  I'm batting three for three over the last 6 years or so.