Jury Duty & Bipolar My Experience

Great. So saying that yesterday could keep me from getting my liscrnce renewed?!

I've never served on a jury. Never been allowed to. Lawyers always disqualify or pre-empt other lawyers from being on their juries. So every time I've been called, I just sit around and wait to be bumped.

But if I was ever asked the question that you were, I'd resist giving specific information. I'd have responded something like, "I'm not taking any medication that would make me sleepy or prevent me from paying attention to the case."

If the judge ordered me to give more specific info, then I'd probably comply (to avoid being found in contempt), but I'd ask to do so outside the presence of other jurors and court spectators. My answers would show up on the audio-transcript of proceedings, but I doubt that information would ever be compiled into a data-base.

Filling out a jury form with your mental illness, so that they can put you in a data-base of those not to call, might have a different outcome. I'm just speculating now, but I tend to want to keep all my medical information private.

Well what's done is done and it is what it is.

They don't have powerful enough computer systems but we're all screwed if they found a way. They could force insurance companies and pharmacies and therapists and anonymous support groups, but that's such a huge invasion of privacy. Don't worry Moose there are too many of us for them to track, right ? God I hope so.

Lets hope we're all just paranoid.

If the government ever starts such a list and begins to limit "Gun ownership? Professional licensing? Even driver's licensing?" or anything else for that matter, it would be blatant discrimination and an egregious violation of our Constitutional Rights.

I'd start the 2nd Revolutionary War myself if it comes down to this. lol But any intelligent politician would never dare try.

I'm just waiting for this blanket that is absolutely sopping wet to dry. Evil thing! In fact there are two but the second will have to wait.

Fun, fun. lol damn that blanket. What for dryer do you have?

The dryer is broken, the timer is broken so if I fell asleep it would run all night! Blanket would be dry though. Lol

Actually, the first blanket dried but the second is on now. I had them in together but they got all tangeled up into a wet ball!

Both blankets warm and dry on my bed. marvelous! And my show playing. I feel lovely.

Sounds comfy!

Hehehehee......we start out talking about jury duty and wind up talking about blankets. Speaking of which, mine are calling my name. Good night!

I just get my psychiatrist to excuse me from jury duty. I guess thats one of the perks of being so mentally interesting!

I'M A SUPASTAR Whooooo hoooo give it up for the bipolars......W00t!