I know that Jury Duty is mandatory in both nations (USA all 50 states / Canada all 13 provinces) meaning citizens have to show up in person when they receive the “dreaded letter” via the mail telling them the date / time and court in which they have to attend, excusals exist if you manage to plead your reasoning for excusal with evidence.

I mean, have you received a summons from the court saying you’ve been chosen as a juror? There are penalities on failing to attend. If you were selected on being part of the jury, what is the experience like and how much are you paid? If you weren’t selected on being part of the jury that time, is there a chance you can be summoned again at any given moment?

Neurodivergent people (i.e. Autism, ADHD, dyslexia) who have received the summons can plead their reasoning as to why they aren’t eligible to be a juror only if they have medical evidence (diagnosis of their condition, psych report, doctors letter, medical certificate) explaining why their condition makes them unable to serve & etc.

  • NABDad@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 day ago

    I’ve served on two juries.

    The first was for a traffic accident. The parties involved had already decided on the amount of money that was involved, we just had to decide the percentage of fault of each party.

    The second was a criminal case in which two people broke into a restaurant and held employees prisoner to rob the restaurant. They were convicted.

    I’ve been summoned twice since. The first time I went in and was excused. The second time I was told I didn’t have to appear the night before.

    Here in my county you have to fill out and submit a questionnaire. One of the questions is whether you can give a police officers testimony the same weight as any other person.

    My response recently has been that I would believe a police officer less than any other person. My reasoning being that anyone who has been paying attention to current events and doesn’t believe that all cops lie would be too stupid to serve on a jury.

    I don’t mind serving on a jury, but it’s looking like answering the questions honestly means I won’t be selected again.