UK Criminal System Sucks
Right i've just become extremely disillusioned with the UK justice system!
I was cited for jury duty and had to attend court yesterday.
Iarrive at court at 9.30am (15 mins early) and have to hang about for 20 mins to be escorted into the court itself with all the other potential jurors (in the UK they summon 30 potential jurors to make up the 15 person jury).
The clerk of the court arrives at 10am (we're now 15 mins late) and says that due to a technical issue we have to wait a while before the process can commence. 10.15am she informs us there is a delay so we can all go get coffee and come back at 11am!
11am we all troop back to be told that due to the technical problem we are all "free to go" that's it all over!!
So 30 people all have the hassle factor for NOTHING. Then, to make matters worse, i find out that the maximum payment that the UK justice system will pay per day is ÃÂã57.00 ($100.00)or thereabouts. So I lose money for having the honour of being pissed about for half a day and then told that none of our services would be required.
On a good note the trial WAS scheduled to last 4 days so i reckon that, had i had to be a juror, i'd have lost about ÃÂã180.00 ($325.00)for the privelige of serving "her majesty".
No wonder people don't like jury service. I'm now free from this for another 5 years and can guarantee that if i'm called again i'll make sure i'm out of the country (no matter when it is) LOL
What's this country coming to!
Rob
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