Today, I got a letter in the mail telling me to report for jury duty. The day that I have to show up is the day of my wedding. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, after sleeping in, I finally sorted through a stack of mail I had been putting off and I found a Jury summons. Thinking it must be coming up soon, I checked the date, my appearance is scheduled for 7:45am on November 16th. Today is November 17th. FML
Today, I came home after spending two days in the hospital for suicidal ideation and found a summons for jury duty in the mail. FML
Today, my family has begun preparations for my dad's birthday party. We figured out that the closest date that will work is the fifth of June. Also today, I got a letter in the mail. I have jury duty. Take a wild guess what day it's on. FML
Today, after moving back in with my parents, I found out they had held on to a chunk of mail still being sent during the time I had been changing my old address. Included was a summons to jury duty. FML
Today, I found out that my fiancé is going to be deployed on our wedding day. FML
Today, I found out that I have to reschedule my upcoming honeymoon because my office will be understaffed that week, due to the boss going on vacation right after my wedding. Oh, yeah, and he's in my bridal party. FML
Today, I got a letter from the state that I'm being divorced. I've never been married. FML
Today, my fiancée decided to go on a "vacation." Our wedding is tomorrow. FML
Today, I was told there was a bench warrant out for my arrest because a notice to appear for jury duty was sent to my old address and I never responded. I haven't lived at my old address for 2 years. FML
Today, I accidentally slept in two hours later than I was supposed to. Today is my wedding day. FML
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Top comments
KhaleesiDannie 26
There are a million ways to get out of jury duty if push comes to shove just say you're racist...Even better if it's your own race so you got a little crazy going for you too haha
19990231 29
Ditch it. Wedding is more important
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19990231 29
Ditch it. Wedding is more important
MrConcise 35
Comment moderated for rule-breaking.
Depends on the trial, honestly.
Ilikepie82479 20
You can't just ditch jury duty, it's illegal
MrsDruidess 23
but you can reschedule it. I have done it myself for finals. They are not unreasonable. There's a response card and everything
incoherentrmblr 22
Jury Duty is more boring than church. Just tell them you've been legally declared dead...
PennyLane27 32
They'll generally work with you for things that are reasonable....like your wedding :) You'll just get cycled back in. Depending where you are, they may call upon you again in 6 months or so. But BE SURE to properly file your request not to serve! Don't just ignore it.
Crypticedge 6
@19 you can send in a response on why you can't participate, and things like weddings and most other prior commitments they let you out of it for. It's actually really simple to get out of it.
Brandon1337 29
What if his wife is on trial and he dosent know
Mr23 9
#68 not so much "get out of" as "reschedule", but that is correct.
sexypvc24 10
Can't do that. OP will have an arrest warrant out for him
gearhead369 20
Just say you think they are guilty and they will let you go! Problem solved
thevelociraptor 31
It doesn't work like that. If Op can't get out of it (and it's easy) then he/she has to sit through he trial and all the witnesses to come to an agreement with the other people. It's a process.
gearhead369 20
I meant when they are doing Jury selection to say you think they are guilty. I'm not stupid, I know how a trial works.....,,,
thevelociraptor 31
I interpreted your comment wrongly then. My apologies.
gearhead369 20
Nothing to apologize for, I didn't mean to come off rude either. Everyone is so fussy on here. My apologies to you!
spatula232 25
Canadians?
pjsr 33
Apparently you don't know how it works #23, because jury selection would take place on the day OP has to show up, or later.
gearhead369 20
Yet again, I get that. I understand, you don't. Move along
thevelociraptor 31
Haha, #37 right you are.
teddd14beat 13
ayyye Canadian here. sorry.
jenjen2633 17
Can't you ask to be exempt?
fyrfyter 4
Yup. In cases like this, they exempt you & will send you another summons months later. Not a big deal.
JustaDO_fml 14
Say your racist about every race equally and they will veto you out
spatula232 25
Wouldn't that just make you not racist?
LeashaJoy5595 28
Technically yes, because it just means you hate everyone equally
foxysunshine 12
She'd still have to show up on that date.... sometimes it takes forever
lazrguideddonut 3
what i learned in school was: racism is thinking one race is better than another, so wouldnt it be thinking all races are better than every other race? that makes no sense. im special
KhaleesiDannie 26
There are a million ways to get out of jury duty if push comes to shove just say you're racist...Even better if it's your own race so you got a little crazy going for you too haha
pjsr 33
OP would still miss the wedding by having to report for the jury selection process
Rosebudx 32
You keep saying that, but unless they have a huge pool of jurors to work through the selection process will be out of the way relatively early in the day. Unless the wedding is at high noon or summat, OP should be able to serve their civic duty while still ditching :)
Ilmoran 20
46, I don't know how jury duty works where you are, but when I went in for jury duty, they don't know what case the jurors might sit for until the judge requests a jury pool, which wasn't till 11:30 for me. Even if you get pulled for a jury pool early, if you aren't selected for that jury, you still have to wait for them to dismiss you (somewhere between 2 and 5 pm depending on how busy the courthouse is that day).
Rosebudx 32
Well, I am from a small town. I haven't been called for duty, but with the exception of one major case (rape trial, very unusual from around here), all of my friends and family who have been called have been either done or have known they're sitting by around noon. I should have realized my experience isn't typical.
condor216 15
Let them know that that is your wedding day. I'm sure that they will let you off for that.
igive 29
Yeah they let me go for an exam. They ubderstand tgere are more important things in people's lives.
dryersheet 11
This happened to me for the week after my wedding (aka my honeymoon). Just a simple matter of asking them to postpone your duty.
Senseless_487 29
It's easy to get it postponed. They summoned me last year, and I just filled out that the date was in the middle of an out of state vacation, and they pushed it back 2 months. Barring that, it's highly likely your group will be cancelled. Mine has been every time I've been summoned.
tehdarkness 21
I'm sure if you show proof that it's your wedding day you can get off.
heartemopants 18
Hey just have your wedding there! Make a day of it! Everyone can sit around and eat wedding cake and putt people behind bars! Oh! can you dream up anything more Beautiful?!?! FYL
swanheart 35
There's a 'sentenced to life without parole' joke there but I just can't think of it! ;)
pl0xs3rver 45
Tell them that "according to the prophecy" that you shouldn't have to come in. And if they still make you then "according to the prophecy" someone is already guilty. Or just tell them that if you have to come in then someone better be going to jail.