# US District Court Juror Questionaire is aggressive, invasive, & irrelevant. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 24, 2009, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-district-court-juror-questionaire-is-aggressive-invasive-irrelevant/511368 "2009-09-24T14:13:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2009, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-district-court-juror-questionaire-is-aggressive-invasive-irrelevant/511368/41 "2009-10-03T01:35:09Z")
> [@Koxinga](#): > > What if for every question you answered, “I respectfully decline to answer based on my sincere belief that I may tend to incriminate myself?” I think you’d have an extended chat in chambers with the judge, the prosecutor, defense counsel and a court reporter. It might not be a pleasant experience for you. ---
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2009, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-district-court-juror-questionaire-is-aggressive-invasive-irrelevant/511368/42 "2009-10-03T02:01:06Z")
I think jury duty may be the most detested civic obligation we have, though I have found it rather interesting provided I actually sit for a trial, instead of being rejected with or without cause as usually happens. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-district-court-juror-questionaire-is-aggressive-invasive-irrelevant/511368.md?page=2)