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Re: How Can I Avoid Jury Duty in Oakland?

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From: trebor
Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2002 15:38
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"Chloe" <justsayno@spam.com> wrote:

>"Barbara Bomberger" <barbarabomberger@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:oj5alu4hgfmu4621bnkucfgsv6tgl4esas@4ax.com...
>>
>> 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.
>
>Yeah, these conversations are always a little depressing to me, too.
>
>Shame we can't have a system where the people who are intent on skipping
>jury duty because it's inconvenient can't just opt out.

The real shame is we can't have a system where jury duty means actual
jury duty instead of sitting around all day at a courthouse staring at
the walls.
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