Gigged HIVE; A hive full of naughty!

[Blackrat]

We have a court with a judge and then a jury of 12 men and women made up of the peers of the defendant. The lawyers on both sides pick the 12 people from a pool. That pool is made up from a larger pool that is called in. Everyone chosen is done so randomly. I just get the short straw this time.

You can get out it for the right reasons. You can also avoid serving by not being picked for the jury.

It should be a honor to serve. You're helping the legal system stay honest and fair. To many it is a burden they try to get out of. I've been on a jury once already. It was very educational but a little boring. Irony of irony it was a stalker case.

So, from what I've learned from Matlock and Ally McBeal etc. these things can actually take quite a lot of time. Do you get paid for the loss of worktime?

 

[Klatu Barada Necktie]

Tried to join secret fraternal order of the hive, but I couldn't.

 

[Relique du Madde]

British/American legal system stuff

OMG~!

I think I heard everything now... and my brain can explode I can die and it won't matter.

I've always thought that no one exists within todays society that treats being placed in jury duty is a civic duty that must be done and should be done for the betterment of society. I've always thought that those type of people died off before the year 2000.

 

[Aeson]

Well. Like you originally said, it was a "grudge" and some girl tries to drag you into things over there when she gets involved.

You may not be involved in it directly persay, but for some reason or another someone wants you to be involved or use the opportunity to bring you down.

It's kind of like guilt by association mixed with dramatic stupidity. Like how when if you get drunk and accidentally hit on your gf's friend, she will bring it up when you discover she is cheating on you and try to say you cheated on her first..

Never happened to me, but that's what it's like.

She didn't do it to me. Others just took it as a chance to jump on me. As soon as I saw her post I knew something was coming.

Figures. Seriously.. that sort of thing should be be done with the person it's a not so vailed insult's permission.

Did they ask me? Hell no. No one gives a crap.

I suspect this whole conversation will be known over there within a day or so. If not then I count myself to be one lucky guy.

 

[Blackrat]

Tried to join secret fraternal order of the hive, but I couldn't.

You should try again

 

[Klatu Barada Necktie]

You should try again

Memeber #48. Thats good, I like a nice round even number.

 

[Aeson]

So, from what I've learned from Matlock and Ally McBeal etc. these things can actually take quite a lot of time. Do you get paid for the loss of worktime?

It can and the pay varies. My county pays $25 a day. Some pay $0 and others I've heard pay over $100. Don't pay attention to TV court dramas.

Tried to join secret fraternal order of the hive, but I couldn't.

I'm not sure but I think Blackrat has to invite you.

OMG~!

I think I heard everything now... and my brain can explode I can die and it won't matter.

I've always thought that no one exists within todays society that treats being placed in jury duty is a civic duty that must be done.

I like to see our government at work. Some time I'd like to go to some local government meetings to see what goes on.

 

[Relique du Madde]

Did they ask me? Hell no. No one gives a crap.

Which is sad due to the lack of professionalism it leads to. Today my GF mentioned she was starting a new shop on etsy and was going to google/yahoo for some artwork and I got on her case for that. Thats the problem with heading into the web buisness... you start caring about crap 95% of the users on the web don't even give a crap about.

I suspect this whole conversation will be known over there within a day or so. If not then I count myself to be one lucky guy.

I wonder what sort of smiley I earned. Since I don't post there they probably decide to do the dumb ass thing and just decide to have fun at your expense again. It's kind of sad, considering that you would think about of gray beards would act more intelligent then a bunch of junior high schoolers.

 

[Relique du Madde]

Jury system stuf

We get $5 US in California.

 

[Blackrat]

Don't pay attention to TV court dramas.

But it's the only way for me to learn about US legal system
Yeah, I know those things have as much to do with real court as ER has to do with real hospitals