Jury Duty

[Hell Puppy]

Originally Posted by TaylorMarieXXX

Before I got my Juris Doctor, I used to think jury duty sucked and it was bullshit. And then once I understand the system, I thought about it like this.

In today's age, with our ballooning government and abundance of statutes honest people sometimes are wrongly accused and find their way into court. The jury system is the 'check' of that.

You should think of it kind of like an honor. The attorney's via voir dire, and our laws find you intelligent and capable of deciding either the guilt of someone or settling a dispute with very real consequences which both parties are very concerned about (civil cases). You have been selected to be the judge and remedy the situation as best you see fit.

Another way to look at it is what if you were the person wronged or wrongly accused of a crime, or the victim of a crime. In that situation you would hope that the jury is just and attentive.

I have voted in every election including midterms (excluding just local) since I turned 18. It's like voting. As Americans we have so much more freedoms and rights and opportunities than 98% of the rest of the world. And one of those rights is to take pictures of simple young girls, and peddle porn on the internet and make gobs of money.

Ok, I would buy this....BUT....

The real problem is the whole judicial system is clogged full of bullshit that should never see a lawyer let alone a courtroom. It's a drain on resources and taxpayer dollars. Not to mention what things like malpractice suits do to the cost of healthcare.

I'm busy, my day is worth more than $12. In fact, when you impact me, you impact lots of people who depend upon me and their lives as well. Now I"m ok with this for something important. But I'm absolutley livid if the experience is like April's where you just sit all day or worse you put me on some case that should've never seen the light of day.

One quick fix: LOSER PAYS

Will never happen, but imagine a world where anytime there's a legal action the loser has to pay all court and legal fees.