Oldies For Jury Duty

[Canary42]

Just when I thought I wouldn't have to do it again, the Gov have moved the goalposts.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23763074

Is 75 too old for jurors ?

[ummmm]

It depends on the 75 year old. My Nan had dementia at that age.

[Old_Geezer]

That was one of my thoughts when the reason given was that the world has changed and their experience would be useful. What about the growing dementia problem ? But the main thing that occurred to me is, "Heck at this rate one is never going to be relieved of responsibilities until one is in one's pine box".

[woofgang]

they will still be able to choose not to serve.

[sandyRoe]

A jury made up of oldies, such as myself, tottering on the edge of decrepitude, may not have the necessary fellow feeling to temper justice with mercy if we were dealing with callow yoofs.

[mackfender]

According to the link, They will be expected to serve unless they have good reason not to i.e Medical etc. I don't imagine choosing not to will be accepted.

[Peter Pedant]

juries - they're crap
just let me on one !

[hippyhoppy]

I was called at 39, my ex hasn't been called at 50 and my daughter was called last year at 18! My father is 91 and would be a right bloody nusiance by calling every thing 'junking rubbish' and talking loudly as he's as deaf as a post and wouldn't know where he was... Ohh.. how about they contact the doctors for an option of 'do-able-ness' of an older juror...?

[Dodger666]

The Daily Mail cartoonist, Mac, summed it up yesterday with a cartoon depicting a jury full of elderly people with the caption:-

“Yes, M’Lud. We have reached a verdict but we’ve forgotten what it was.”

[jeanijay]

I have been summoned three times, served two weeks ,hated it. The second occasion I was losing my hearing had to forward a doctors confirmation, I was a bit surprised a couple of years later to receive summons number three, they must have thought my hearing had returned, if only