Hey

[warrior1]

when you get called for a jury at DU and when weeded through the mess, do you just give up and cancel your jury service?

I've really tried but I just feel sometimes that I'm either not getting it or the fight has evolved so much that I can't really make my mind up.

I think I've done this more than a dozen times.

[Aristus]

1. I think I've cancelled twice in the over 100 juries I've served on.

I think in both cases, the situation was one of:

[warrior1]

2. I hear ya

[Sekhmets Daughter]

3. I have cancelled once in 165 calls to jury duty...

I was very new to DU at the time. I think it is better to cancel than to flip a coin, which would be the alternative if you can't see the issue clearly. I've served on 2 juries that never reached a verdict as the person was PPRd before the jury verdict was in.

[NV Whino]

4. I've cancelled a couple of juries

I either know nothing about the subject, the situation is too confusing, the thread is too long, or I can't give an unbiased judgement.

[csziggy]

5. Yes, often - maybe that's why I haven't been getting asked to be a juror

I won't deal with issues in certain sub-forums or with some issues in any forum. Some days I think I can deal with being a juror but once I start looking at the alerted message and the thread I just can't.

If it's reduced the chances I'll be called to be a juror, great. I'm pretty tired of doing it.