I get called in for jury duty every single year, but my job won't pay for the time off, so I always get out of it. I wouldn't even really mind doing it, if I could afford to.
I was there two days but didn't sit in the jury box at any point. All I can say is that if you are going to trial you should pick a judge trial. It's amazing how many people proudly (and vocally) reject the concept of "innocent until proven guilty". I wish I had been picked.
I had the same impression when I had jury duty last year, which sort of led me to not fight or lie to prevent my eventual inclusion. I figured the guy deserved a fair trial, at least. At the end of the day, though, the group I ended up with took the trial very seriously and judged it fairly and reasonably.
-DB
P.S.: Does this mean I don't have to read SacRag anymore?
jury duty rules.
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I get called in for jury duty every single year, but my job won't pay for the time off, so I always get out of it. I wouldn't even really mind doing it, if I could afford to.
ReplyDeleteI'm on call this week too. Didn't have to go in on Monday.
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Crazy. I just did it too. got dismissed yesterday.
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They've recently called tons of people from my work. Makes me suspect that they use employer id #s to cull the herd.
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I was there two days but didn't sit in the jury box at any point. All I can say is that if you are going to trial you should pick a judge trial. It's amazing how many people proudly (and vocally) reject the concept of "innocent until proven guilty". I wish I had been picked.
ReplyDeleteI had the same impression when I had jury duty last year, which sort of led me to not fight or lie to prevent my eventual inclusion. I figured the guy deserved a fair trial, at least. At the end of the day, though, the group I ended up with took the trial very seriously and judged it fairly and reasonably.
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P.S.: Does this mean I don't have to read SacRag anymore?