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06-27-2005, 01:27 PM
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Jury Duty
I'm serving jury duty in the L.A. Criminal Court right next to Judge Ito's courtroom. Jury duty sucks. I had to pay $10 to use the computer, $1.75 for a soda, and don't even get paid for the day. Thank God I believe in jury nullification or I'd be here another week maybe.
-Michael 
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06-27-2005, 01:32 PM
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Re: Jury Duty
It sickens me when I hear about people complaining about jury duty and then btiching about the OJ and Michael Jackson verdicts. I don't know if you are one of those people, but I think bitching about jury duty is dumb regardless. You should be glad that you live in a country that has jury trials.
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06-27-2005, 01:35 PM
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Re: Jury Duty
"You should be glad that you live in a country that has jury trials."
I am, but if I ever move again I'm not registering to vote. I get nothing out of voting and this is miserable. UPDATE: I tried to download Eurobet poker but couldn't, so I'm playing $1 blackjack, three hands at a time, and intend to do so all day, unless a hot chick comes by to watch, in which case I'll start playing $100 a hand. -Michael
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06-27-2005, 01:35 PM
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Re: Jury Duty
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You should be glad that you live in a country that has jury trials. [/ QUOTE ] True, but the government shouldn't rape the jurors either. At a minimum free food, internet (work purposes), and drinks should be provided during breaks.
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06-27-2005, 01:37 PM
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Re: Jury Duty
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[ QUOTE ] You should be glad that you live in a country that has jury trials. [/ QUOTE ] True, but the government shouldn't rape the jurors either. At a minimum free food, internet (work purposes), and drinks should be provided during breaks. [/ QUOTE ] I agree
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#7
06-27-2005, 01:40 PM
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Re: Jury Duty
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Jury duty sucks. I had to pay $10 to use the computer, $1.75 for a soda, and don't even get paid for the day. [/ QUOTE ] I thought the government compensated you for lost work. Is this not the case?
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06-27-2005, 01:41 PM
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Re: Jury Duty
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[ QUOTE ] Jury duty sucks. I had to pay $10 to use the computer, $1.75 for a soda, and don't even get paid for the day. [/ QUOTE ] I thought the government compensated you for lost work. Is this not the case? [/ QUOTE ] No. They pay you like $15 for the day.
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06-27-2005, 01:43 PM
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Re: Jury Duty
I haven't lost any work. They pay $15 a day but only for the second day and beyond. Also, they told us to arrive at 7:45 a.m. I was here on time, and at 8:45 they finally started juror orientation. Since I don't have a real job, this is just a huge waste of time.
Yeah I'm on a government computer, I can't download stuff. Right now they are calling for a potential 15-day trial. Whew, just finished and I didn't get called. -Michael
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06-27-2005, 01:44 PM
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Re: Jury Duty
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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Jury duty sucks. I had to pay $10 to use the computer, $1.75 for a soda, and don't even get paid for the day. [/ QUOTE ] I thought the government compensated you for lost work. Is this not the case? [/ QUOTE ] No. They pay you like $15 for the day. [/ QUOTE ] Correct. Many companies have jury duty protection, which pays you your normal wage while you're out, but I don't believe they're required.
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