2012-04-10, 12:23 AM
Throes Wrote:Some trials can go on for a month or even more at a time. If you work full-time, getting paid $40 a day might not be even half of what you get paid for a normal day's work. Federal law does not require employers to pay people their normal wage if they are selected for jury duty. People have bills to pay. There is nothing moronic about wanting to get back to work.
This is why I dislike the whole jury system. Left a really bad taste in my mouth. My experience was 10/12 jurors being dead-set on convicting a guy in a criminal case after a LOT of confusion regarding the interpretation of a certain law. They got tired of trying and just agreed to all vote guilty because of the nature of the case.
I do understand that missing even one day of work means a big loss in income for many; My dad is self-employed and my mom is a secretary. I don't know if I'm more bitter about those particular people in the jury accusing me of "having an agenda" or "word-smithing" for a whole week, or rather how the system forces people to weigh their own income against another's life, but I was referring to my own jury experience when I made that comment.
Regardless of my emotions on the subject, I am sincerely NOT trying to start an argument. This happened years ago, but I still get extremely anxious and sick thinking back on it.
OT: I'm starting to not like my government and nfp accounting teacher. He's beginning to sound like a stereotypical old, rich guy ("lol these conservation funds are wasting land we could be developing on").