Re: How Can I Avoid Jury Duty in Oakland?

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From: Sharx.
Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2002 05:51

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<bearclaw@cruller.invalid> wrote in message
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> In article <KLW49.109404$yc3.4495235@bin4.nnrp.aus1.giganews.com>,
>  "Me" <srhi@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>   > Doesn't your employer pay you for your time serving jury duty? I
>   > thought that was the law. Sorry, I don't see any justification for
>   > you opting out of jury duty. One of our most cherished rights here
>   > in the USA is the right to a trial by jury and thus one of our most
>   > important civic obligations is to serve when called for jury duty
>   > if at all possible, and for you, it does seem totally possible to
>   > serve.
>
> My current boss volunteered for the grand jury in Santa Cruz some years
> back. He took a leave of absence from work to serve, spent three years
> doing it and became a highly valued member of the panel. He had a great
> time. Absolutely loved it. Made a lot of contacts and had his eyes
> opened quite wide. And when he came back to work he was elevated in
> stature and position.
>
> I know jury duty isn't the same thing, but it still can be a real
> adventure.

At least SOMEONE here has a mature attitude towards fulfiling a
RESPONSIBILITY of citiizenship.


>
> --
> "No Fear"? Fear is prudent. Acting in spite of it is courage.
> Without fear, there is no courage.

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