Would you wake up a stranger in this situation?

Question

Pretend you are at jury duty or somewhere else with a large group of strangers where names are called, but not that frequently. The person next to you fell asleep and you can tell because they are snoring, so they're not just relaxing with their eyes closed. Would you wake the person up? (so they don't miss their name, not because you are bothered by the snoring :P)

Answer 1

I wouldn't.....if they can't stay awake then they deserve to miss their name being called.

Answer 2

Yes, I would wake them up.

Answer 3

I probably would if they were calling names for jury duty.  He can go before me.

Answer 4

Yes I would wake her or him, because it's very funny, I would like to see their faces after being awaken but a stranger.

Answer 5

Yes, because they need to be alert and paying attention.

Answer 6

depends i'm just a little girl!  if he was big and scarry i would leave him be if it was a chick or someone more my size i would!  dude your going to miss your name! wake up!

Answer 7

I would only wake them when/if there name was called.

Answer 8

Well, do you know that it is his name that is being called?  If so, yes..i'd wake him up.  If I didn't know his name, I wouldn't bother him.

Answer 9

I guess this doesn't really answer your exact question, but I had jury duty once, and the man sitting next to me kept falling asleep and snoring.  Every time he did, I elbowed him. (to wake him up)

(no wonder our juries come back with such unexplainable decisions some times)

Answer 10

No, a lot of people are short tempered in court houses and you can end up getting hurt.

Answer 11

you don't have to, its not your job to keep him awake, if they call and noboddy answers then the facilitators might then wake him up.