Both my roommates got jury summons but not me. I been in twice but never seated on a jury.

  • GorbinOutOverHere [comrade/them]
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    2 years ago

    getting seated on a jury is something only the "middle class" can even afford, like, they pay you like 10 bucks a day or some shit, like my landlord would take that for an excuse

    • Vncredleader
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      2 years ago

      It is crazy how blatantly jury selection is discriminatory against workers.Jury selection should be one worker from each wendy's in a county. It wouldnt be perfect but itd be immensely more just

      • Soap_Owl [any]
        hexagon
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        2 years ago

        Often times having been or having known a victim of a crime is enough for a lawyer to strike you from selection. So imagine the population that leaves you with. I got bounced for occasionally working with the police as an ambulance once.

        • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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          2 years ago

          "Has anyone here ever been sa'd?"

          "Okay yeah we're just going to dismiss every woman"

          • Soap_Owl [any]
            hexagon
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            2 years ago

            I have been an ambulance in life

    • hostilearchitecture [any]
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      2 years ago

      Ironically those who need it least get it, which seems like obvious grounds for the state to tax higher and compensate fairly for jury duty. I know several employers that only have middle class programmer/consultant employees that cover jury duty. Honestly if I got the right trial (some non-violent drug shit or whatever) and they didn't take peoples' phones during the trial/deliberations, I could probably do my job from jury duty.