Your favorite courtroom drama?
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I usually dislike these but will offer A Few Good Men (mostly for the great cast) or 12 Angry Men (if this even counts...)
Most courtroom dramas just seem fake
No Judge would put up with some of this crap
Film: 12 Angry Men
TV: Bull
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Bull? Ohhh good lord, that show doesnβt even resemble reality and is complete nonsense.
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Perhaps not, but I still love it.
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I haven't seen the show yet, only who the lead actor is, and that it's based on Dr Phil's life (or a part of it). I really instantly hated NCIS so I didn't feel the need to see what Michael Weatherly was up to these days. Especially if it's a Dr Phil version of Lie to me.
shareThe Verdict (1982)
Runaway Jury (2003)
Got called for jury duty in September so I might just have an actual one coming up.
Good luck Amigo...its a ridiculous experience
Ive been summoned for jury duty twice in the last 15 years
I had to miss work and laws notwithstanding my boss was a bit of a cranky bitch about it both times (but she had to pay me anyway)
I sat around at the courthouse all day (got metal-wanded like a dirty crimanal and the court officers were total assholes, got put in a tight room with a bunch of skeezy bums...'jury of peers' my ass, you should have seen the scurvy trash that showed up in line with me...no free coffee and i had to pay for parking!)
Seriously pissed me off
I asked the bossy-assed court guy 'Hey, dont i get 30 bucks a day for doing this? Or at least enough to cover parking and coffee??'
He sniggered like it was a joke...told me IF i was below poverty level income i would be covered but in my case i should kindly sit down and sweat in the tiny room
I call bullshit on jury duty
Seems like a professional jury pool is the way to go instead of screwing over average people minding their business
The icing on the cake is that BOTH times i got called were for domestic violence cases and the creeps settled as the jury was about to be picked...
So i spent money, sweated in a small room with riff-raff AND managed to annoy my boss because a couple of epic turds wanted to beat up their baby-mamas...
Bullshit to jury duty
Good luck db20
With rights, come responsibilities. Jurors owe it to their fellow citizens to perform this service seriously; justice depends all on the quality of jurors who serve. The survival of your own right to trial by jury depends on the willingness of all to serve, so be part of the system and make a difference.
shareJustice too often depends upon the wealth of the accused so i dont have terrific faith in the Judicial system
Since i am no criminal and rather an average fellow i have no interest in this antiquated, broken and absurd system
My employer pays me for jury duty which is not fair to them. They should be reimbursed by the government. My brother who is a self-employed tradesman refuses to go to jury duty. He is just too busy. He phones them and just says no way. Nothing has ever happened to him.
shareMaybe Canada is less strict about it?
In The US you can be fined or go to jail...which i think is crazy and a civil rights violation
I have never of anyone getting fined or going to jail for not going to jury duty. It is an ongoing joke here that the only people who attend jury duty are either retired or civil servants.
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I have experiences with this ridiculous system of jury duty Amigo
I think its a disgrace
My 7 months pregnant wife was summoned on a goddamned Mafia case and had to serve...i begged her to tell the crummy judge that 'The Mafia' didnt exist...
My wife never listens...
We slept with several loaded shotguns and deer rifles under our bed
We know about jury duty here...
She got sequestered from me...can you imagine, a man split apart from his woman because of the actions of a hand full of scumbags neither of us ever met, while she had my baby in her!
Ask me how i feel about the worthless law and the filthy Mafia...
I've been getting called every year for several in a row now and have thus far never served on one. The trial has always gotten cancelled due to a plea bargain. The last one was a high-profile murder case.
I'm less annoyed by it now because I'm retired, often bored and it could turn out to be an interesting experience, as well as a source of some extra cash.
Be warned buddy...the courts will treat you like YOU are the accused, YOU will probably pay for parking, there is NO FREE COFFE and everybody in the courthouse is on the payroll so they dont care and will treat you like you are a criminal loser
You will be stuck there with total losers for hours
Our court system is bullshit starting with jury duty...
First of all, there is no having to pay for parking. I'm in an average, midwestern town, not NYC. Secondly, why are you assuming that my experience will automatically mirror your negative ones ?
Given your status here as a good-natured, tolerant recruiter, I'm kind of surprised at your biased, very negative response.
What was negative?
shareSeriously ? Your entire response to jury duty and then our jurisprudence in general.
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You are drunk db20db
I say that as a pal
Nope ! I'm just as coherent as when I posted this : https://moviechat.org/general/General-Discussion/5b7ae6688ed45c0014fd71c7/The-Road-to-200000-Post-anything?reply=5b7b7c93028c15001406eff4
shareYou and I will argue in the best and most polite way until the stars fall from the sky...we are always going to argue
I do that with my buddies
I like you and I know you are real
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Jury Duty is a fucking nightmare. I'd rather have dental surgery than sit on a Jury. Luckily, the few times I've been called, the case was settled with a plea deal or something. Next time I'll probably seek a doctors note since I have a gnarly medical issue. Might as well take advantage of it while I can.
shareBest wishes on your medical issue
I hope it's not terribly serious
I really enjoy your company
You are cool
The Verdict is my pick, too. It's a great courtroom drama, but it also uses the legal proceedings to develop the characters and explore the relationship that major institutions have with the law.
As far as jury duty goes, it's insanely easy to evade. Just show up and get shuffled into different rooms/juror pools until you get into a group doing courtroom interviews. If (slim chance), you actually get called up to the stand and are asked to state your occupation, say you're a teacher, and you will be swiftly dismissed. Regardless of defense or prosecution, lawyers do not like jurors who can think critically and/or perhaps sway other jurors to change their minds. Bring a book, and you'll be fine.
Anatomy of a Murder
Paths of Glory
Judgment at Nuremberg