I've been employed since I was 16, have never been arrested, charged, incarcerated or frankly even been spoken to by an officer of the law and yet I've never been called on for jury service....why??? |
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"I've been employed since I was 16, have never been arrested, charged, incarcerated or frankly even been spoken to by an officer of the law and yet I've never been called on for jury service....why???"
just luck of the draw. I was called up when I was 25. My grandfather got called up 3x in his life. My mum was never called up nor my Dad.
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"I've been employed since I was 16, have never been arrested, charged, incarcerated or frankly even been spoken to by an officer of the law and yet I've never been called on for jury service....why???"
If you had a criminal record you may not have been called up. |
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As said it's simply a case of you might or you might not, done it twice in a ten year period..
Only one of my four siblings has done it, none of their eight children but my other half and one out of two children have once each..
There's no pattern.. |
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By *irldnCouple 39 weeks ago
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"I've been employed since I was 16, have never been arrested, charged, incarcerated or frankly even been spoken to by an officer of the law and yet I've never been called on for jury service....why???"
Because you are a dodgy Fabswinger obv! |
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"I've been employed since I was 16, have never been arrested, charged, incarcerated or frankly even been spoken to by an officer of the law and yet I've never been called on for jury service....why???"
Why do you want to do it?
I know a bloke who ended up on a fraud case which ran for over four months, said it was incredibly boring.. |
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"I've been employed since I was 16, have never been arrested, charged, incarcerated or frankly even been spoken to by an officer of the law and yet I've never been called on for jury service....why???
If you had a criminal record you may not have been called up. "
He said he hasn't the clue is in the post. |
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"I've been employed since I was 16, have never been arrested, charged, incarcerated or frankly even been spoken to by an officer of the law and yet I've never been called on for jury service....why???
If you had a criminal record you may not have been called up.
He said he hasn't the clue is in the post."
Ah, I misread his post.  |
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"I've been employed since I was 16, have never been arrested, charged, incarcerated or frankly even been spoken to by an officer of the law and yet I've never been called on for jury service....why???
Why do you want to do it?
I know a bloke who ended up on a fraud case which ran for over four months, said it was incredibly boring.."
Why not? It's interesting |
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"I've been employed since I was 16, have never been arrested, charged, incarcerated or frankly even been spoken to by an officer of the law and yet I've never been called on for jury service....why???
Why do you want to do it?
I know a bloke who ended up on a fraud case which ran for over four months, said it was incredibly boring..
Why not? It's interesting"
Not saying it's not, it's very interesting true but it's a bit of a lottery and ending up on a complex months long very not interesting case is always a possibility..
First one I did was a ra#e case and I've got to be honest when we say down and I saw the screen had been set up I thought not kids please..
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By *coptoCouple 39 weeks ago
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My father was called for jury service at the Old Bailey: the circumstances - in a nutshell - were that two young guys picked up a couple of girls in the afternoon, shagged ‘em, then sent them round the corner to buy some more alcohol. En route, they were chatted up by some older guys who took them to their place… The young’uns went round (they all knew each other, of course), there was a confrontation on the door-step and one of the older boys got a broken bottle in his face.
It was obvious that nobody involved wanted anything to do with the Police and Courts, it was gonna get sorted out in its own way, my father said the only time there was any semblance of truth was when the Defence tried to suggest that as the older boys had also been drinking beer, the bottle perhaps belonged to them? The victim screamed: “If Id’ve been holding the bottle, do you think it would have been me ending up in hospital?”
Anyway, the Judge instructed the Jury that they must find the Accused not guilty of attempted murder, the rest - GBH or whatever - was up to them. Off they went, the guy who’d made himself Foreman said they should have a quick idea of who thought what. As soon as my father said guilty he was shouted at: “What, you’d send a young kid to jail?” My Dad replied: It’s not ME sending him to jail, I’m just saying that he bottled another kid. It’s up to the Judge whether or not he goes to jail”. The argument got more heated, punches were thrown and they had to be separated, the copper outside the door shouting: “If I have to come in there it’ll be a mis-trial and you won’t like the consequences”.
It all calmed down, but it was clear that there were jury members who were simply NOT going to change their minds. My Dad just went along with it but came home absolutely disgusted: “If ever your ‘ad up for murder son, get a good lawyer and try to get it heard at the Old Bailey” |
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I've been called twice, first time I got an attempted murder case where I knew all involved and had to stand down.
The second was a GBH case where it was obvious that the kid wasn't guilty but the rest of the jury took some convincing. I accidentally smashed my CD Walkman that was in my bag demonstrating the damage that would have been done if the victim had really been kicked in the head like he claimed.
Absolute pot-luck though, no-one else in my family has ever been called. |
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By *atEvolutionCouple 37 weeks ago
atlantisEVOLUTION Swingers Club. Stoke |
"I've been employed since I was 16, have never been arrested, charged, incarcerated or frankly even been spoken to by an officer of the law and yet I've never been called on for jury service....why???"
Just the luck of the draw. But . . . From .gov
'Reasons for not completing jury service
You will not complete jury service because you are:
not qualified
disqualified
ineligible
excusable
Not qualified
If you're on bail, you cannot serve on a jury in the Crown Court. But you can serve on a jury in the High Court or a Coroner’s Court.
Disqualified
Having a criminal conviction doesn't automatically rule you out of jury service. But you would be disqualified from serving on a jury if you:
were convicted by a court in the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man and sentenced to imprisonment for life or for a term of five years of more in prison
were detained during Her Majesty’s pleasure or during the pleasure of the Secretary of State or during the pleasure of the Governor of Northern Ireland
have an indeterminate custodial sentence under Article 13 of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008
within the last 10 years in the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man, served any part of a sentence of imprisonment or detention; or were detained in a Young Offenders' Centre; or received a suspended sentence of imprisonment or an order for detention; or received a community service order or a community payback order with an unpaid work or other activity requirement imposed under section 227A or 227M of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 21995
within the last five years, in the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man, have been placed on probation or received a community payback order under section 277A of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 which did not include any unpaid work or other activity requirement under section 227A(2)(c)
If you ask to be excused from jury service because of a conviction, you must confirm the conviction date and sentence you received.' |
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"I've been employed since I was 16, have never been arrested, charged, incarcerated or frankly even been spoken to by an officer of the law and yet I've never been called on for jury service....why???
Just the luck of the draw. But . . . From .gov
'Reasons for not completing jury service
You will not complete jury service because you are:
not qualified
disqualified
ineligible
excusable
Not qualified
If you're on bail, you cannot serve on a jury in the Crown Court. But you can serve on a jury in the High Court or a Coroner’s Court.
Disqualified
Having a criminal conviction doesn't automatically rule you out of jury service. But you would be disqualified from serving on a jury if you:
were convicted by a court in the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man and sentenced to imprisonment for life or for a term of five years of more in prison
were detained during Her Majesty’s pleasure or during the pleasure of the Secretary of State or during the pleasure of the Governor of Northern Ireland
have an indeterminate custodial sentence under Article 13 of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008
within the last 10 years in the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man, served any part of a sentence of imprisonment or detention; or were detained in a Young Offenders' Centre; or received a suspended sentence of imprisonment or an order for detention; or received a community service order or a community payback order with an unpaid work or other activity requirement imposed under section 227A or 227M of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 21995
within the last five years, in the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man, have been placed on probation or received a community payback order under section 277A of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 which did not include any unpaid work or other activity requirement under section 227A(2)(c)
If you ask to be excused from jury service because of a conviction, you must confirm the conviction date and sentence you received.'"
None of these reasons apply |
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By *atEvolutionCouple 37 weeks ago
atlantisEVOLUTION Swingers Club. Stoke |
"I've been employed since I was 16, have never been arrested, charged, incarcerated or frankly even been spoken to by an officer of the law and yet I've never been called on for jury service....why???
Just the luck of the draw. But . . . From .gov
'Reasons for not completing jury service
You will not complete jury service because you are:
not qualified
disqualified
ineligible
excusable
Not qualified
If you're on bail, you cannot serve on a jury in the Crown Court. But you can serve on a jury in the High Court or a Coroner’s Court.
Disqualified
Having a criminal conviction doesn't automatically rule you out of jury service. But you would be disqualified from serving on a jury if you:
were convicted by a court in the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man and sentenced to imprisonment for life or for a term of five years of more in prison
were detained during Her Majesty’s pleasure or during the pleasure of the Secretary of State or during the pleasure of the Governor of Northern Ireland
have an indeterminate custodial sentence under Article 13 of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008
within the last 10 years in the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man, served any part of a sentence of imprisonment or detention; or were detained in a Young Offenders' Centre; or received a suspended sentence of imprisonment or an order for detention; or received a community service order or a community payback order with an unpaid work or other activity requirement imposed under section 227A or 227M of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 21995
within the last five years, in the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man, have been placed on probation or received a community payback order under section 277A of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 which did not include any unpaid work or other activity requirement under section 227A(2)(c)
If you ask to be excused from jury service because of a conviction, you must confirm the conviction date and sentence you received.'
None of these reasons apply "
There are many more - but that would have filled the page.
But mostly - it really is just the luck of the draw. I have been called once my husband twice - my friend same age, never - her husband once - plus you can still be called in your 70's so . . . watch this space.  |
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