Twenty-eight real or fanciful excuses and attitudes found on Teh Netz for getting out of jury duty:
1. I am unable to speak and understand English – I’m a cat.
2. I’m a dog – the vet says so.
3. If I was meant by God to judge I would be presiding over my own courtroom.
4. I committed a felony, I just wasn't caught.
5. I’ll have to bring my seeing-eye wombat.
6. My budgie is sick, dying, dead.
7. I'm psychic and so I already know the outcome of the trial.
8. My entourage needs me.
9. I have a very important Warcraft quest to finish and my guild is depending on me.
10. My people do not recognise your Earth laws.
11. I fart uncontrollably.
12. I’m a racist.
13. My voices tell me I shouldn’t.
14. It has been my experience that all cops lie.
15. I can't leave home due to the impending holocaust.
16. My bladder causes me to pee quite often. I will not serve unless you can guarantee I can pee every 30 minutes.
17. Please excuse me from jury duty so I can attend a party.
18. I can only communicate telepathically.
19. I shouldn't have to serve because I am too obese.
20. My wife just called. She's in the hospital.
21. I have no faith in the justice system.
22. I'm too busy practicing law to be a juror.
23. I'm a writer. By nature we're shiftless, unreliable, and we make stuff up for a living.
24. Yes, I know the defendant, and the prosecutor, and the bailiff. I know ALL of you!
25. Can I be impartial? As long as impartial means any fool can see the man is guilty.
26. Dress horribly inappropriate for your age/gender.
27. I'm with you, Judge, I'm twittering the whole thing!
28. What was that, Your Honor? I'm busy updating my blog.
1 comment:
Sadly jury duty in New South Wales is a game. This clip will probably change your mind on whether you want to play it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHFa30pD3N8
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