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Originally Posted by ronaldo
Sorry man, I disagree. My taxes already go to pay for the court system and now they want ME to sit on a jury pretty much for FREE and listen to a group of high priced attorneys? I don't think so. Pay me my FULL salary for the duration of the trial and I'd do it with no problem. Come to think of it, I bet MOST people would if they weren't going to lose money in the deal.
What do you think would happen if the judges and prosecutors were told THEY had to work as a teacher's assistant for a week at $10 per day? Either they'd walk out or the lawsuits would start FLYING.
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It IS one's civic duty. You make some compelling points that are valid (as usual), but people out there want less crime, they gripe about the crime that goes on in their community yet when called upon to assist the process and lend a hand they balk at it like it's a chore to be avoided at all costs. The fact is SOMEONE has to show up and do it or else the system won't work, period. My taxes go towards fueling the system as well but how fast would the system go bankrupt if they had to pay everyone their full wage to do this expected service to their community?
Also, no one gets paid when they have their own court dates for various things, yet having a choice about it or not most people show up for that or they face a penalty. I'd say it's smarter to just suck it up and show up for jury duty rather than getting hit with whatever the penalty is, but that's just me. Then again I've geared much of my business so that I can take a few days or a few weeks off and my income doesn't stop just because I'm not there.