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Part of the problem of our system is that every marginally intelligent potential juror sees avoiding jury duty as the real "duty". They need to pay a reasonable wage for jurors and pass laws to insure that companies of a certain size must continue salaries to those involved in long trials.


You're quite correct. But I shall be long dead before that happens. And it never will. I look upon jury duty as onerous. Time lost. Tasks left undone. As soon as the orientation official starts droning on about obligations and responsibilities I know someone is about to force me to eat my vegetables.