jury duty for college student

[Anonymous]

My son just received a summons for Jury duty, he is a junior in an out of state college, he is not even 21 (he is not legal to drink, but can determine someone's fate). Obviously, he can't do it, just thought it was so weird. Did this happen to anyone else?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My son just received a summons for Jury duty, he is a junior in an out of state college, he is not even 21 (he is not legal to drink, but can determine someone's fate). Obviously, he can't do it, just thought it was so weird. Did this happen to anyone else?

Not weird. I think they can call anyone over 18. Out of state college should get dismissed from service. Mine was able to do that on line i believe.

[Anonymous]

It’s not weird it’s just a random selection. They simply respond saying a you’re in college and you get dismissed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My son just received a summons for Jury duty, he is a junior in an out of state college, he is not even 21 (he is not legal to drink, but can determine someone's fate). Obviously, he can't do it, just thought it was so weird. Did this happen to anyone else?

My college-aged daughter was summoned last year. She was able to get out of it.

[Anonymous]

What I think is odd is that at 18 you can die for your country but not drink a beer. If you can vote, you should be able to be on a jury.

[Anonymous]

My college student was summoned in her college town (Boston) and had to do it. I think it was only two days but I was surprised that college kids are in the jury pool.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My college student was summoned in her college town (Boston) and had to do it. I think it was only two days but I was surprised that college kids are in the jury pool.

To clarify-surprised out of state kids who haven’t changed their driver’s license.

[Anonymous]

Why is it weird? Why would he not have to participate in our legal system like everyone else because he's "not even 21" and in college? He's old enough to vote, which makes him a full citizen, so he's old enough to support our legal system by sitting on a jury.

But given his school commitments, the court will let him out of it.

As far as "did this happen to anyone else" -- of course it has. Every day people of his age get summonses.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My college student was summoned in her college town (Boston) and had to do it. I think it was only two days but I was surprised that college kids are in the jury pool.

To clarify-surprised out of state kids who haven’t changed their driver’s license.

I don’t t know about other states, but residential college students meet the requirements for eligibility in MA because they reside in the state more than 59% of the year. Legal address is irrelevant. My college kid also had to serve in Boston last year, and most of DCs friends got called at one point or another during their four years.

[Anonymous]

DD (18) got a summons in late Nov for jury duty the first week of Jan. She would still be home for winter break so she didn't try to defer it. She called the night before but she was not required to report due to her number.

[Anonymous]

The above should say 50%, not 59.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What I think is odd is that at 18 you can die for your country but not drink a beer. If you can vote, you should be able to be on a jury.

This is such a stupid trope. Only low IQ people think this way.

What does one have to do with the other? At 18 you can die for your country but you cant do a LOT of things. What's so special about ... beer?

Idiot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What I think is odd is that at 18 you can die for your country but not drink a beer. If you can vote, you should be able to be on a jury.

The legal drinking age in the U.S. was changed to 21 primarily to reduce traffic fatalities among young drivers, following a rise in drunk-driving accidents after many states lowered it to 18-20 in the early 1970s. The drinking age is about insurance statistics, not ability to fight or vote.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What I think is odd is that at 18 you can die for your country but not drink a beer. If you can vote, you should be able to be on a jury.

This is such a stupid trope. Only low IQ people think this way.

What does one have to do with the other? At 18 you can die for your country but you cant do a LOT of things. What's so special about ... beer?

Idiot.

You seem very angry about things. And not very smart.
It seems kind of fair, that if you're considered old enough to join the army, vote, get married, that you'd be considered old enough to legally drink a beer.
Doesn't sound crazy to me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What I think is odd is that at 18 you can die for your country but not drink a beer. If you can vote, you should be able to be on a jury.

This is such a stupid trope. Only low IQ people think this way.

What does one have to do with the other? At 18 you can die for your country but you cant do a LOT of things. What's so special about ... beer?

Idiot.

18 is a legal adult in the United States, which means, you can make adult decisions and be held accountable as an adult. You can vote, join the military, enter into binding agreements, such as apartment leases or purchasing a vehicle, marry without parental consent, legally change your name, Apply for credit cards and loans in your own name. However you must be 21 purchase alcohol, nicotine products (some states), to purchase a handgun from a licensed dealer and gamble in a casino. It is very odd that you can be 18, join the military, be issued a weapon, but you cannot have one for personal use. You can serve in the military and have a been while stationed in Germany, but not home in the US. It's odd.

Pondering that does not make one an idiot.