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In the discussion thread: Why can't jury duty pay a living wage? [View all]

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Fri Mar 23, 2012, 03:00 PM

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14. Hell, at $1000 a week, people would be lining up for blocks

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to get a chance at jury duty. That would be a nice raise for most people.

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102 replies	Author	Time	Post
Why can't jury duty pay a living wage? [View all]	Snake Alchemist	Mar 2012	OP
When I was called	HockeyMom	Mar 2012	#1
because it's not a job, and doesn't pay a wage?	Syrinx	Mar 2012	#2
Yes, it's a hardship. nt	Snake Alchemist	Mar 2012	#9
+1	Johnny Rico	Mar 2012	#33
Sorry, but duty = job.	Zalatix	Mar 2012	#47
No, really it's not the same thing	Syrinx	Mar 2012	#50
Really. Labor always = job. You force me to do work, you pay me for it. Always.	Zalatix	Mar 2012	#51
Ever heard of a social contract?	Syrinx	Mar 2012	#53
Any "social contract" that MANDATES me working for free can go fuck itself.	Zalatix	Mar 2012	#56
Couldn't agree more. n/t	DLevine	Mar 2012	#57
for some, incurring financial instability is a civic duty I suppose..	G_j	Mar 2012	#71
Damn, who knew?	dems_rightnow	Mar 2012	#68
You can deduct your tax prep expenses. nt	Snake Alchemist	Mar 2012	#69
Comparing tax preparation to jury duty, great argument	Zalatix	Mar 2012	#81
It IS a job and it DOES pay a wage.	JackRiddler	Mar 2012	#82
you're talking about a LOT of money...	stop them	Mar 2012	#3
State and federal funds. May have an additional advantage of getting the justice system to	Snake Alchemist	Mar 2012	#7
state and federal funds have to come from somewhere/someone...n/t	stop them	Mar 2012	#11
How many "kids with dime bags" actually go to a jury trial?	brooklynite	Mar 2012	#39
More than ever should. Let's just say the whole war on drugs in general. nt	Snake Alchemist	Mar 2012	#58
Duty as a citizen	Evergreen Emerald	Mar 2012	#70
Maybe we need less trials then. nt	Snake Alchemist	Mar 2012	#72
So much for justice in America.	Evergreen Emerald	Mar 2012	#86
We could slash trials immediately if the War on Drugs waa ended. nt	Snake Alchemist	Mar 2012	#88
please provide facts versus made-up-stuff-thrown-out-as-fact	Evergreen Emerald	Mar 2012	#93
Got it, you're a supporter of the war on drugs. I am not. nt	Snake Alchemist	Mar 2012	#94
Are you fucking kidding me? HALF OF PEOPLE IN PRISON ARE THERE FOR NONVIOLENT DRUG OFFENSES!	Zhade	Mar 2012	#98
I would be interested in having a conversation about this	Evergreen Emerald	Mar 2012	#100
Because the uber wealthy refuse to pay taxes?	Initech	Mar 2012	#4
Because the jury is made up of citizens..and they aren't worthy of receiving a decent wage	shraby	Mar 2012	#5
a $1000/wk?	dana_b	Mar 2012	#6
I obviously just picked that # out of thin air, but you seem to understand it. nt.	Snake Alchemist	Mar 2012	#8
When I had to do jury duty in both Florida and Georgia,	RebelOne	Mar 2012	#10
Most are in the same boat. nt	Snake Alchemist	Mar 2012	#12
Most People Don't Get 5 Weeks of Vacation Time	AndyTiedye	Mar 2012	#21
That is insane. nt	Snake Alchemist	Mar 2012	#26
I think the idea of "professional" jurors is obscene.	Hangingon	Mar 2012	#13
The idea of forcing someone to serve for peanuts is obscene. And insane.	Zalatix	Mar 2012	#48
Hell, at $1000 a week, people would be lining up for blocks	trackfan	Mar 2012	#14
I see no problem with that. nt	Snake Alchemist	Mar 2012	#15
Except people deadlocking the things on purpose.. (nt)	Posteritatis	Mar 2012	#44
What's to stop people from doing that now in places where they are paid their salary? nt	Snake Alchemist	Mar 2012	#63
You're showing a lack of knowledge.	JackRiddler	Mar 2012	#84
It's the price you pay for living in a democray. You had to put up with jury duity because that...	wandy	Mar 2012	#16
Well said	ashling	Mar 2012	#24
Would you practice law for a pittance? nt	Snake Alchemist	Mar 2012	#25
I did for several years	ashling	Mar 2012	#40
I doubt it was the pittance that jurors are given, but could be. nt	Snake Alchemist	Mar 2012	#59
Oliver Wendell Holmes - I like payin taxes. With them I buy civilization	ashling	Mar 2012	#64
Maybe the judges and lawyers could view it the same way. nt	Snake Alchemist	Mar 2012	#65
If I could spell I wouldn't be a moose. Honest. I searched far and wide to find a	wandy	Mar 2012	#38
I bow to a person with a sense of civic duty	ashling	Mar 2012	#41
Yes. It is too easy for most people to say it is not benefiting them because they believe they will	treestar	Mar 2012	#73
Pious bullshit. Also, please don't talk about democracy if you can't spell it.	JackRiddler	Mar 2012	#83
So, I can't spell. BFHD!	wandy	Mar 2012	#102
Non-expert witnesses get nothing...	ProgressiveProfessor	Mar 2012	#17
Always thought being an "expert" witness as a career was a little shady. nt	Snake Alchemist	Mar 2012	#18
I've done some of both	ProgressiveProfessor	Mar 2012	#20
An interesting thought experiment, but fraught with problems.	enlightenment	Mar 2012	#19
I would rather have a well-paid happy jury than a bitter jury worried how they'll pay their bills.	Snake Alchemist	Mar 2012	#22
Okay.	enlightenment	Mar 2012	#23
they certainly would and would have a point	ProdigalJunkMail	Mar 2012	#27
That is only in a VERY small fraction of cases. Most times it's just a daily stipend of	Snake Alchemist	Mar 2012	#28
hmmm...	ProdigalJunkMail	Mar 2012	#29
They do not have to pay. They just can't fire you for being absent for it. nt	Snake Alchemist	Mar 2012	#30
Depends on the state/county/city, I think.	enlightenment	Mar 2012	#36
yeah...our work didn't dock you anything	ProdigalJunkMail	Mar 2012	#37
I think they would rather that the jury	laundry_queen	Mar 2012	#49
In Miami-Dade County requires employers of over ten people to pay the regular salary of employees	Freddie Stubbs	Mar 2012	#31
What happens to the employers who have 9 or less employees? nt	Snake Alchemist	Mar 2012	#32
They don't have to	Freddie Stubbs	Mar 2012	#34
Basically admitting it is a hardship. nt.	Snake Alchemist	Mar 2012	#43
Back when I taught piano lessons as my primary income, I got called for jury duty	tanyev	Mar 2012	#35
If they were paying $200 / day, the courts might use jurors more efficiently	FarCenter	Mar 2012	#42
I think people probably should make their normal pay.	TheKentuckian	Mar 2012	#45
+1	Johonny	Mar 2012	#79
having recenty served on a 8 day trial,	uncle ray	Mar 2012	#46
I almost served on a 3 day trial but I had admitted to having been victimized by gun violence.	joshcryer	Mar 2012	#54
I never get called when I'm out of work.	MrSlayer	Mar 2012	#52
what a stupid post	Syrinx	Mar 2012	#55
Then why respond? Lawyers are well paid, judges are well paid, the stenographer, the bailiff, etc.	Snake Alchemist	Mar 2012	#61
Democrats playing "kick the peon", this is downright shameful.	Zalatix	Mar 2012	#67
What a downright childish and mean-spirited response you wrote	Zalatix	Mar 2012	#66
What was childish or mean-spirited about what I posted?	Syrinx	Mar 2012	#99
Don't you realize that this is essentially the way it is now?	Duer 157099	Mar 2012	#87
Is this you trying to defend you always getting out of Jury Service?	Logical	Mar 2012	#60
No, I freely admit that I avoid it like the plague.	Snake Alchemist	Mar 2012	#62
I hope if you're ever put on trial, you waive your right to a jury	NYC Liberal	Mar 2012	#77
Maybe I'll offer the jury money. nt	Snake Alchemist	Mar 2012	#78
That's usually called jury tampering.	NYC Liberal	Mar 2012	#85
That's why it is called jury "duty"	tjwash	Mar 2012	#74
They call it military "duty" too. And police "duty". nt	Snake Alchemist	Mar 2012	#89
My employers have always paid me for jury duty	slackmaster	Mar 2012	#75
Same for my employers	Nikia	Mar 2012	#76
In Ventura County California the first day of jury duty	LibDemAlways	Mar 2012	#80
Because I promise you eventually some teabag-run city will start seeing it as profit/loss	Blue_Tires	Mar 2012	#90
It's amazing the excuses we can make for not paying people. nt	Snake Alchemist	Mar 2012	#91
If you can't or won't see the inherent abuses in this then I don't know what to say	Blue_Tires	Mar 2012	#95
If your employer is a good corporate citizen, you're paid as if working.	Gormy Cuss	Mar 2012	#92
A thousand bucks a week, really? Dream on!	MADem	Mar 2012	#96
Since I am a county employee,	TheMightyFavog	Mar 2012	#97
apparently DU pays enough for you to serve, huh?	uncle ray	Mar 2012	#101

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