UK Jury Service questions: Please see below.?

Question

1. What are the odds in being called up for Jury Service in the UK?

2. How can you get out of it?

3. Is it against you Human Rights to be made to do it if you really don't want to? (We are supposed to live in a Democracy).

Answer 1

A letter from your boss or doctor easily excuses you from jury service.

I recall the graffiti I saw in the toilet of a London court: "My life is now in the hands of twelve people either so stupid, or so unimportant to their company, that they can't get off jury service."