Your Experiences Of Jury Service

[agchristie]

Wot are your experiences of being on a jury? What pressures did you feel and were u happy with the outcome?

Ive never done it and wud hate it.

[retrocop]

When I retired back in the late 90s I was ,thank god, exempt from jury service. I spent my career trying to prosecute them and get them sent down.If I get summoned now I'll just tell them I'm senile or biased. Definitely not fit to sit in a court room in this day and age.

[agchristie]

I can imagine NI isnt the best place to serve on a jury!

Tony,imagine if justice was based on the colour of a football shirt or supported team!!

[agchristie]

"I'll just tell them I'm senile"

Retro,u wudnt have to!

:-)))

[Baldric]

Just heard on the News that Prince Charles
and the Horse Faced One will be the first Royals
to attend Germanies day of mourning.
Why? didn't Germany start it?

[Baldric]

Oops, wrong thread, but same sentiment.

[piggynose]

I´ve also done it twice, 1st time in 1980. The accused was accused of threatening a chippie with a knife for the cash register. We the jury gave if i remember right a unaninimous verdict, at the time it felt like " the 12 angry men" convicting him due to his appearance, and also due to his race. The 2nd occasion i didnt get to join a jury and just sat around for a week reading a book.

[agchristie]

"convicting him due to his appearance, and also due to his race."

Oooooh! Now that wud be v controversial!!

[piggynose]

Looking back I allowed myself to be intimidated by 11 narrow minded people, definitely shades of 12 angry men!!!

[agchristie]

I suspect that happens quite often!