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Previously on "How to get out of Jury duty..."

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  • LazyFan
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    how to REALLY get out of it

    Okay I shall say this only once:

    Option 1:
    Jury Nullification
    They hate this, and if you state to the Judge that you will be exercising this right and telling all the other Jurors and the lawyers for boths sides that you will be doing so, they will kick you off straight away. Tell the Judge you will do this no matter what he says as it is yoru right.

    Option 2:
    This may only work in the states but over there they ask you a question:
    "Have you ever fallen over for no reason?" And if you say Yes you in.

    But if you say No becuase of course everyone falls over for some reason (even if they do not know that reason) then your out as both sides see you as someone who is not swayed by emotion, but cold hard facts. Lawyers don't like this. So, both sides will kick you off

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  • Moscow Mule
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    Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post
    Does being a member of the BNP get you out of jury service?
    Nope, most forms of bigots are allowed to sit on a Jury. They even let the police sit on them.

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  • Mich the Tester
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    Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post
    Does being a member of the BNP get you out of jury service?
    Possibly, as well as Security Cleared government contracts.

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  • AZZIK
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    Originally posted by Jubber View Post
    The postman will grass you up - I tried to do it with a tax bill years ago. B@stard postie told them I was fibbing.
    Should have bit his hand off the next time he tried dropping a letter through

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  • DimPrawn
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    Does being a member of the BNP get you out of jury service?

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  • Jubber
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    The postman will grass you up - I tried to do it with a tax bill years ago. B@stard postie told them I was fibbing.

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  • moorfield
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    Originally posted by Mich the Tester View Post
    Stick two pencils in your nostrils, put your underpants on your head and say 'wibble'.
    Pop the summons back in the post marked return to sender / not at this address.
    Job done.

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  • Pogle
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    Originally posted by TheBigD View Post
    I don't think you can ever volunteer for jury service. It's just a random selection from the electoral register.
    yep - otherwise can you imagine the sort of folk who would volunteer for it .

    I've never been called and never will

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  • TheBigD
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    Originally posted by Alf W View Post
    Can you volunteer whilst on the bench in a dead market? Get it over with?
    I don't think you can ever volunteer for jury service. It's just a random selection from the electoral register.

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  • Alf W
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    Can you volunteer whilst on the bench in a dead market? Get it over with?

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  • voodooflux
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    Originally posted by Mich the Tester View Post
    Stick two pencils in your nostrils, put your underpants on your head and say 'wibble'.
    "I remember I once had to shoot a whole jury for trying that..."

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  • Mich the Tester
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    Stick two pencils in your nostrils, put your underpants on your head and say 'wibble'.

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  • BrilloPad
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  • The Lone Gunman
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    Originally posted by NotAllThere View Post
    Obama's
    Ooops. I only read the hand written bit.

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  • realityhack
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    His address is 'Tulip Avenue'.

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