Re: How Can I Avoid Jury Duty in Oakland?

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From: Sharx.
Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 22:01

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"Scott Helms" <shelms1@charter.net> wrote in message
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> Barbara Bomberger <barbarabomberger@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:<oj5alu4hgfmu4621bnkucfgsv6tgl4esas@4ax.com>...
> > On Sat, 10 Aug 2002 07:47:44 -0400, "catlady"
> > <lovemycats*meowmeow*@postmark.net> wrote:
> >
> > >"Sharx." <sharx35@nospam.com> wrote in message
> > >> "Scott Helms" <shelms1@charter.net> wrote in message
> >
> > >> > Tell them you moved away and are no longer a resident of Oakland.
And
> > >> > do cancel your voter registration there, for Pete's sake.
> >
> > >> Counselling someone to commit a felony, I see. You are one fine
citizen.
> > >
> > >Skipping out on jury duty is a felony???  Oughtta be fun picking the
jury
> > >pool for *that* trial....
> >
> > In general, I'm finding this thread pretty appalling.
> >
> > Both the seeming lack of respect for what is a fundamental process of
> > our judicial system, and the "situation ethics" of avoidance.
>
> Do you consider your civic duty to be more important than taking care
> of your family?

That attitude results in a "everyone out for themselves" result, in other
words, "the law of the jungle" vs. civilized society.

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