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minus-square@MutilationWave@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink2•edit-24 days agoIf people with intelligence and empathy skip out on jury duty, that leaves idiots and sociopaths to judge the accused.
minus-square@the_crotch@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink2•4 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-square@MutilationWave@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink2•edit-24 days agoThat’s fair and I’ve had to bail on jury duty for the same reason, although I was able to participate once.
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.