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minus-squarethe_crotch@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·15 days agoYep, it’s gotten me out of jury duty twice
minus-squareMutilationWave@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-214 days agoIf people with intelligence and empathy skip out on jury duty, that leaves idiots and sociopaths to judge the accused.
minus-squarethe_crotch@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·14 days agoWell unfortunately I have a job and a mortgage. If the trial goes longer than the few days that my employer is forced to pay me, and I’m stuck with the $50 a day the state pays, I’m fucked. I don’t consider living on the street a civic duty.
minus-squareMutilationWave@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-213 days agoThat’s fair and I’ve had to bail on jury duty for the same reason, although I was able to participate once.
Yep, it’s gotten me out of jury duty twice
If people with intelligence and empathy skip out on jury duty, that leaves idiots and sociopaths to judge the accused.
Well unfortunately I have a job and a mortgage. If the trial goes longer than the few days that my employer is forced to pay me, and I’m stuck with the $50 a day the state pays, I’m fucked. I don’t consider living on the street a civic duty.
That’s fair and I’ve had to bail on jury duty for the same reason, although I was able to participate once.