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CeleryMan
Joined: 12 Apr 2007
Location: Seoul
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 Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 6:12 pm Post subject: Jury Duty US - Can't Postpone Any Suggestions? |
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Friends,
Has anyone dealt with this before? Apparently I've exhausted all my postponement privileges and will have to serve. I wonder if my Employer will offer me paid leave plus airfare?
I work for a multi-national Korean company.
Your comments, personal experience, insight is appreciated |
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Mr. Pink
Joined: 21 Oct 2003
Location: China
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| Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 6:22 pm Post subject: |
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| I am curious how you can be called for Jury Duty when out of the country? That is a new one for me, but hey your American...and that judicial system is pretty messed up IMO. |
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mistermasan
Joined: 20 Sep 2007
Location: 10+ yrs on Dave's ESL cafe
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| Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 6:22 pm Post subject: |
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| call them and tell them you presently do not reside in the US and that such duty is a hardship. |
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Bibbitybop
Joined: 22 Feb 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 6:30 pm Post subject: |
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How did they contact you?
There must be some way to get out of that. |
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Hater Depot
Joined: 29 Mar 2005
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| Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 8:05 pm Post subject: |
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| Take George Carlin's advice. Just tell them you'd make a great juror because you can spot a guilty person right off the bat. |
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uberscheisse
Joined: 02 Dec 2003
Location: japan is better than korea.
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| Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 8:09 pm Post subject: |
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| just say you hate niggers and chinks in your prelim. interview. |
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MarionG
Joined: 14 Sep 2006
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| Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 8:18 pm Post subject: |
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| If you no longer live in the jurisdiction of the court issuing the summons, they cannot call you to serve...just answer with your current address in Korea. This applies to state courts in the US...I don't know about Federal Courts, but I imagine it's the same. |
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skeeterses
Joined: 25 Oct 2007
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| Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 8:29 pm Post subject: |
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| Best thing to do is probably not answer the letter. If you don't show up for the interview for Jury Duty, I think the Court System will just find someone else in the neighborhood rather than send a Sheriff's Deputy out to Korea. |
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ibu
Joined: 29 Feb 2008
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| Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 8:42 pm Post subject: |
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| uberscheisse wrote: |
| just say you hate niggers and chinks in your prelim. interview. |
wow... just wow |
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Scotticus
Joined: 18 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 8:54 pm Post subject: |
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| Mr. Pink wrote: |
| That is a new one for me, but hey your American...and that judicial system is pretty messed up IMO. |
The US legal system is no more messed up than any other Western legal system. Please, you fucking pleb, inform me of what perfect nation YOU hail from, so I can spend 5 minutes and link you 50 examples of how messed up it is.
Oh, and grats on not knowing the difference between your/you're... ESL Teachers Sparkling! |
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igotthisguitar
Joined: 08 Apr 2003
Location: South Korea (Permanent Vacation)
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| Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 9:01 pm Post subject: |
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IGNORE THAT *bleep*!
You're out of the country & unavailable.
While jury duty is great & all ( key in fact to a healthy modern / classic democracy ) aren't there a couple hundred million OTHER people living in country who are fully capable of participating, helping to make sound judgement etc? 
Creepy US gov't shouldn't even have your info ( esp. while living overseas). |
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uberscheisse
Joined: 02 Dec 2003
Location: japan is better than korea.
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| Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 9:04 pm Post subject: |
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| ibu wrote: |
| uberscheisse wrote: |
| just say you hate niggers and chinks in your prelim. interview. |
wow... just wow |
this is not to say i would even use these words in polite company, but the guy wants to get out of jury duty, why not present himself as the most abnormally biased person he possibly can?
it'd take less than 2 minutes. |
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djsmnc
Joined: 20 Jan 2003
Location: Dave's ESL Cafe
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| Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 9:12 pm Post subject: |
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| igotthisguitar wrote: |
IGNORE THAT *bleep*!
Creepy US gov't shouldn't even have your info ( esp. while living overseas). |
You don't think they should have a list of citizens? |
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mrsquirrel
Joined: 13 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 9:12 pm Post subject: |
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| uberscheisse wrote: |
| ibu wrote: |
| uberscheisse wrote: |
| just say you hate niggers and chinks in your prelim. interview. |
wow... just wow |
this is not to say i would even use these words in polite company, but the guy wants to get out of jury duty, why not present himself as the most abnormally biased person he possibly can?
it'd take less than 2 minutes. |
Send an email with a link to this forum and tell them you believe everything here.
Might not be allowed in the country again though after that. |
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ED209
Joined: 17 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 9:27 pm Post subject: |
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Maybe you can go back and send down that cop killing hagwon teacher. I wouldn't want to miss that.
Or just say you're only available for celebrity murder trials. At least you'll get a book deal. |
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