Entire jury gets dismissed because old lady juror fell asleep during trial: 'Such a waste of everyone’s time'

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Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor
Dec 29, 2024 2:00 PM EST

If you're looking for one way to see what incompetence and interminable pointlessness look like in their fullest forms, just get summoned to jury duty. Speaking as someone who has survived a two-week-long process myself, I an attest to the fact that nothing truly makes up for the mundanity of the process. Most folks can attest to this, even if they're the lucky ones who have never made it past the selection process.

Here, we have a juror who, for some unknowable and strange reason, was excited about serving his civic duty. However, it always seems like the people who genuinely want to serve on a jury are the ones who are destined not to have that experience. Less than an hour into this trial, which seemingly was a juicy, criminal case, one of the older jurors fell asleep and started snoring loudly. Somehow, the judge decided that the only way to rectify this was to dismiss the entire jury and go through the whole selection process again the following day. So while everyone else was relieved to not have to spend the next several days and possibly weeks in a courthouse, this one juror had his hopes and dreams, all because of a tired, elderly lady.

Keep scrolling below for the full story and for the best reactions from folks in the comments section. For more, check out this post about an employee's shouting match with an arrogant customer.

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    My first time serving as a juror today, a lady in the jury fell asleep and entire jury was dismissed
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    I was selected to sit in the jury for this criminal case. It's my first time being selected, I was kinda excited and it would be a great experience. However, about 1 hour into the trial, this lady fell asleep and started snoring loudly.
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    The judge sent us all into the jury room and about 15 minutes later, we were told that they would have to start over again tomorrow with a completely different jury... it's such a waste of everyone's time.
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    SnooPets9575 · I had jury duty once when i was still working nights, employer couldn't let me off the night before, no choice but to work, i was the only one trained to do the job
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    that i needed to do that night, so i got off work at 4am, drove home, got home around 5am, showered, had something to eat, took a 30
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    minute nap, and then back on the road to make it to the court house at 8am. I have been selected for jury duty multiple times, its like every two years they grab me again, i feel like im the only
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    one in the county that gets selected at this point.... Well anyway i get there and i'm already starting to zone out from being tired, a full 10 hour shift then a 30 minute
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    nap doesn't make for a great start to the day. I get to my seat and start listening to them drone on, it was a DUI case and some other stuff with it, i don't remember the full details anymore it was years ago... Shortly after i fell asleep, nobody noticed,
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    a loud noise brings me back and two minutes later we are told to go deliberate... I didn't even know any details.. I told them that, admitted to falling asleep, they still expected me to make my decision, was pretty messed up.
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    Ryan1869. Seems like you keep going with an alternate, that's why they're there. Where I live that would be at least a 2-3 month delay to start over, unless another trial was cancelled.
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    Made_In_ Why did they not just kick her out and appoint one of the alternates? Every jury has alternates, for reasons such as this.
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    Informal_High... Prosecutor here and I just want to say that I know jury duty is annoying and painful, but I couldn't do my job without y'all showing up, so l REALLY appreciate those of you who come. You all make my job possible and I thank you♥.
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    sbhunterpcpart maybe select people that actually want to be there? I really hate jury duty.
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    SpiritualEffect... I think that's hilarious
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    joeehler I was selected for jury duty once before. I lived in Chicago and on the way to the Daley center, the first plane hit. As we assembled into the waiting room,
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    everyone was checking their phones and talking about what was going on in New York. As the organizer was explaining where to go next,
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    the second plane hit the other tower, shortly after they dismissed everyone. I haven't been selected again for jury duty and wonder if I ever will. Sadly missed on completing my civic duty but will never forget that experience.
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