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Ceil
Permanent Resident
USA
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 Posted - 04/01/2008 : 7:00:44 PM
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I emailed our county courthouse and they said no sharp objects. But bamboo needles, esp. the thin ones I use, always get through TSA at the airports without question.
How different is security at a courthouse?
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NastiJ
Permanent Resident
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Posted - 04/01/2008 : 7:43:20 PM
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it's different - even if you make it through the screening, they will see you knitting and take them away. TSA regs don't apply.
Nancy J.
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Calamintha
Permanent Resident
USA
2886 Posts |
Posted - 04/01/2008 : 10:19:31 PM
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| I took a sock on wooden dpns when I had jury duty and didn't have any problems at all. They didn't get confiscated at the door and I sat in the room where you wait to get called and knitted and no one said anything to me about it. You might want to take something like that along and ask the security guard at the door. You can always put them back in your car if they say no. |
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Atavistic
Permanent Resident
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Posted - 04/01/2008 : 10:22:14 PM
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Depends on where you live. I don't think any of us can definitively say what will happen in YOUR city/county.
Hand and foot when harmonized forms martialism/but Military and literary when harmonized is art and this brings/philosophy. (Lee, Chang Hoo) |
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Sara Sue
Permanent Resident
USA
1083 Posts |
Posted - 04/01/2008 : 11:48:00 PM
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AthenaToo
New Pal
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Posted - 04/02/2008 : 06:06:55 AM
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It varies from court to court. A few years ago I got jury summons for both federal and county court within the same week!
I was able to bring knitting to federal court in Philadelphia, but but they were expressly forbidden in a county court. Luckily I was excused from county court.
Athena knitting in PA |
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Janbie
Chatty Knitter
USA
112 Posts |
Posted - 04/02/2008 : 06:18:26 AM
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Yes, I agree with everyone else and just think it depends on where you live.
I tried to take some knitting here in Colorado to jury duty last year. Unfortunately, I took these small pointy bamboo ones (probably #5 or #6) and they wouldn't let me take them in. But it was OK to take the plastic #10s. When I went to the waiting room, I realized I only had one of these needles and ended up not being able to do my WIP.
Luckily I was dismissed early! 
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of troy
Permanent Resident
USA
2474 Posts |
Posted - 04/02/2008 : 06:46:42 AM
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Yup it is totally county dependant!
IN NYC (5 different state counties!) there are five different sets of rules!
and there are different rules for civil court than criminal, and different rules for regular jury duty and grand jury duty.
there is no telling what will or won't be permitted!
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PBELKNAP
Permanent Resident
USA
1127 Posts |
Posted - 04/02/2008 : 06:56:27 AM
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I have Jury Duty in May...I may just avoid the whole issue by bringing a book to read instead, even though I'll probably go into yarn withdrawal by noon <LOL>.
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WIP = Afghan (crochet), Knit Your Bit Scarf for the WWII Museum (knit - charity), Scrap Sweater (knit)
Done this year = Scrap Scarf (knit), Gloves (knit), Mittens (knit), Afghan (crochet)
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SR5Rfan
Permanent Resident
USA
1232 Posts |
Posted - 04/02/2008 : 07:03:23 AM
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When I had Jury Duty in Los Angeles County (CA), knitting needles were the first thing on the list of "don't bring" items. You can call your courthouse and ask.
Beth
http://sr5rfan.blogspot.com/ Not much knitting on it, but it's a start ...
"I was taught to respect my elders, but it is getting harder and harder to find one"
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gwtreece
Permanent Resident
USA
7254 Posts |
Posted - 04/02/2008 : 07:19:50 AM
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I had jury duty for San Joaquin County, CA. The main courthouse in Stockton, no needles. The court house that they have in Lodi, could care less.
Wanda
My Blog
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Monkachia
Permanent Resident
USA
1224 Posts |
Posted - 04/02/2008 : 07:52:18 AM
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Don't be surprised...it can depend on their mood too. I think someone posted that their needles were allowed one day and not the next. Or maybe it was overlooked accidentally the first day.
If I were in the jury I would absolutely need something to keep me awake. I even fall asleep during company meetings where there are only 4 or 5 people right in front of me. Not good.
Chia
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Jaknit
Seriously Hooked
638 Posts |
Posted - 04/02/2008 : 11:08:57 AM
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No way in San Diego. Everything is x-rayed. We are not allowed to chew gum!
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miele
Chatty Knitter
USA
284 Posts |
Posted - 04/02/2008 : 11:12:35 AM
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Not in Stamford CT courthouse! I was sent back to my car with them, which was a drag because to get back in I had to get back in the security (cattle) line.
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Calamintha
Permanent Resident
USA
2886 Posts |
Posted - 04/02/2008 : 11:57:21 AM
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I did call ahead of time and ask the county jury commisioner's office and they had no idea whether or not knitting needles were allowed! So that's why I took them along just in case. If you have an item that is not the prohibited list it probably would be up to the individual screener to decide. The wooden dpns I had were size 6 I think as I was using a worsted weight yarn for the socks.
By the way an important point is that I would not recommend anyone actually try to knit in the courtroom itself. Most judges that I have seen are very determined that everyone including spectators will give their full attention to the proceedings even before the trial during the Voir Dire where they interview the prospective jurors. However, you can spend hours in the jury waiting room waiting to be called for a trial and that is where you would be able to knit assuming knitting needles are allowed. |
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Diane
Gabber Extraordinaire
366 Posts |
Posted - 04/02/2008 : 8:25:17 PM
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| I recently served in the Maryland suburbs of DC, and either something was in the stuff they sent or on the website. I was able to bring wood needles but no metal ones. I agree with Calamintha.....I knitted in the waiting room, but not during the juror interviews. |
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queenmaxine
Gabber Extraordinaire
USA
472 Posts |
Posted - 04/03/2008 : 10:38:20 AM
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In Houston, the letter that arrives notifying you of your time specifically says (or did last year at least) no knitting needles.
My blog is not strictly knitting, but there are occasional WIP updates and frustration or bragging rants as I am a new knitter.
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Susan T-O
Permanent Resident
USA
2481 Posts |
Posted - 04/03/2008 : 7:30:00 PM
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I also served in Los Angeles County, and I was allowed to take in both my needles (DPN's) AND a drop spindle. I got there early & checked w/the security folk at the door so that I had time to take them back to the car if I was told no. The guard said both the needles and the spindle were OK because they were wood.
--Susan T-O in Long Beach CA
"The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds the
most discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny.'" --Isaac Asimov
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Ceil
Permanent Resident
USA
1572 Posts |
Posted - 04/03/2008 : 11:06:55 PM
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The last time I had jury duty (in Adams County Colorado, Janbie), I wound up sitting in a "holding tank" room for a few hours. Oh no, I would never knit in a courtroom. I just want something to do while I'm waiting to be called, using size 1 or 2 bamboo dpns.
It sounds like "reactions" run the gamut! Thanks for the advice/warnings.
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TracyKnits
Chatty Knitter
324 Posts |
Posted - 04/09/2008 : 10:34:10 AM
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Kathleen-NYC
Gabber Extraordinaire
USA
444 Posts |
Posted - 04/09/2008 : 11:48:25 AM
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I just got a summons for US Dist. Court in NYC and "cell phone" is the only thing listed that you can't bring with you.
Knitting needles really aren't any more dangerous than a ball point pen would be! |
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But can I take my needles to JURY DUTY?
