[kj] OT: Jury Duty Dilemna! Help Help Help!

Thu Sep 16 15:49:44 EDT 2004

I can only hope he meant YOU you twat


----- Original Message -----
From: "peter.west410" <peter.west410 at ntlworld.com>
To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)"
<gathering at misera.net>
Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2004 2:42 PM
Subject: Re: [kj] OT: Jury Duty Dilemna! Help Help Help!


> I Strongly disagree Christophe,That is a very severe punishment.Yes,I know
> he neglected his Jury duties and he's forever trying to pick arguments,But
> that is no reason to ban Alex.He has been suffering from a lack of sleep
> recently and I can live with his irritability.
>
> One word Andy; Let Alex stay
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Christophe Barry" <christophe.barry at wanadoo.fr>
> To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)"
> <gathering at misera.net>
> Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2004 8:25 PM
> Subject: Re: [kj] OT: Jury Duty Dilemna! Help Help Help!
>
>
> > Andy, time to say only one word
> >
> > ban
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "peter.west410" <peter.west410 at ntlworld.com>
> > To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)"
> > <gathering at misera.net>
> > Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2004 6:58 PM
> > Subject: Re: [kj] OT: Jury Duty Dilemna! Help Help Help!
> >
> >
> > > Just dont start complaining when politicians come up with feeble
excuses
> > for
> > > not going to serve their country ,Those soldiers (some with pregnant
> > wives)
> > > go to fight to defend the democratic law & order system ,That you were
> so
> > > unwilling to participate in.
> > >     When your country called you Alex,Where were you ?
> > >
> > >       PW
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Alexander Smith" <vassifer at earthlink.net>
> > > To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)"
> > > <gathering at misera.net>
> > > Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2004 5:41 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [kj] OT: Jury Duty Dilemna! Help Help Help!
> > >
> > >
> > > > I haven't the slightest regret for the way that turned out (other
than
> > > > that it was a needlessly  prolonged process), and had an entirely
> > > > legitimate reason for needing to be excused from jury duty. Under
any
> > > > other circumstances, while it may be a hassle, I dutifully perform
my
> > > > role as a juror. When my wife's pregnant, that's a different story.
> > > >
> > > > Go fuck yourself, Peter.
> > > >
> > > > Alex in NYC
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Thursday, September 16, 2004, at 11:51 AM, peter.west410 wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > "NEEDEDHOW DO I ENSURE MY DISMISSAL FROM THIS JURY?"
> > > > >
> > > > > Just tell them Alex,That you judge people without hearing their
side
> > > > > of the
> > > > > story,And once you ve heard their side of the story and find out
> that
> > > > > they
> > > > > are innocent,You still think they should be punished.
> > > > >     As this is so absurd they proberly wont believe it,But you
could
> > > > > give it
> > > > > a try.
> > > > >             PW
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "Alex Smith" <vassifer at earthlink.net>
> > > > > To: <gathering at misera.net>; <gathering at misera.net>
> > > > > Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 4:47 PM
> > > > > Subject: [kj] OT: Jury Duty Dilemna! Help Help Help!
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >>
> > > > >>
> > > > >> I posted this on ILM, but I'm in need of brainstorming, so have
at
> > it,
> > > > >> Gatheruzzz....
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Alright. So, the tentacles of the system tapped my shoulder once
> > > > >> again,
> > > > > and
> > > > >> I dutifully reported for jury duty yesterday. A huge hassle, as
I'm
> > > > >> sure
> > > > >> everyone here knows, I managed to excuse myself off of one
> voir-dire
> > > > >> yesterday due to my involvement in a prior lawsuit that my then
> co-op
> > > > > board
> > > > >> (on which I'd been serving as secretary) was involved in. Today,
> > > > >> however,
> > > > > I
> > > > >> was called into to be panelled for a case that they expect will
> take
> > > > >> as
> > > > > long
> > > > >> as TWO MONTHS and that involved no fewer than twenty lawyers!!
They
> > > > >> asked
> > > > > if
> > > > >> anyone believed they had serious problems with being able to
serve
> > > > >> this
> > > > >> amount of time. Predictably, nine tenths of the panel raised
their
> > > > >> hands,
> > > > >> myself included. Individually, they brought us into a small room
> (in
> > > > >> front
> > > > >> of the judge and all twenty lawyers) to hear why we might have
> > > > >> problem. I
> > > > >> explained that my wife is pregnant, and...to a lesser
extent..that
> it
> > > > > would
> > > > >> be highly inconvenient for my department at work to cover for me
> for
> > > > >> such
> > > > > a
> > > > >> long stretch. I was also typically surly and scowly (in a black
> > > > >> Killing
> > > > > Joke
> > > > >> t-shirt, of course). No dice. They asked me to come back on
> Thursday
> > > > >> for
> > > > > the
> > > > >> official round of voir dire.
> > > > >>
> > > > >>        This doesn't mean I'm definetely on the jury for this
case,
> > > > >> but I
> > > > >> really wanted...fuck that, NEEDEDHOW DO I ENSURE MY DISMISSAL
FROM
> > > > >> THIS
> > > > >> JURY? I'm going into work to have my boss draft a letter
explaining
> > > > >> what a
> > > > >> hardship it will be for my department to lose my services for
such
> a
> > > > >> potentially lengthy period. My wife is very much indeed
> > > > >> pregnant....I'm
> > > > >> somewhat shocked that didn't sway them in my favour. Just shy of
> > > > > threatening
> > > > >> to be a distracted, non-compliant and potentially disruptive
juror
> > > > >> (which
> > > > >> might land me in "contempt of court" trouble), what do I have to
do
> > to
> > > > > make
> > > > >> sure I don't get picked?
> > > > >>
> > > > >>        Should I dust off my most offensive Pussy Galore t-shirt?
> > > > >> Maintain
> > > > >> that Charles Manson was a criminally misunderstood genius? Wet my
> > > > >> pants
> > > > > and
> > > > >> walk into the interview with a big yellow stain? WHAT MUST I DO?
> > > > >>
> > > > >> - Alex in NYC
> > > > >>
> > > > >>
> > > > >
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