Re: How Can I Avoid Jury Duty in Oakland?

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From: Scott Helms
Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 19:14

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"Sharx." <sharx35@nospam.com> wrote in message news:<P1k99.5152$397.424472@news1.telusplanet.net>...
> "Michael Dix" <look@sig.please.because.this.is.invalid> wrote in message
> news:3D65803A.F49D0A94@sig.please.because.this.is.invalid...
> > Scott Helms wrote:
> >
> > > There might be a risk, that's true.  Perhaps then we could keep the ad
> > > hoc jury system, but start paying jurors enough money that they won't
> > > have to be forced at gunpoint to serve.
> >
> > I agree with that, except for the tax impact. It would make sense
> > for jurors to be paid at least as much as the lowest paid person
> > in the courtroom per day (Clerk, bailiff, translator, stenographer,
> > what have you).
> 
> I'd support that idea.
> 
> 

I'm happy to see we all ended up agreeing in this thread.  Who woulda guessed?

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