The Off Topic Topic

[Grey Fox]

Because they break?

[Josephus]

Jury selection tomorrow. Hope I don't get picked. Wonder if screaming out "Yes Mein Fuhrer" when they call me will help.

[Grey Fox]

Don't lie, tell only the truth, be yourself. You won't get picked.

[Barrister]

Juries I've seen, and jurors I've talked to, all found it to be an interesting and positive experience.

[garbon]

Juries I've seen, and jurors I've talked to, all found it to be an interesting and positive experience.

Were they simpletons?

[derspiess]

[Admiral Yi]

I found it interesting enough one time, except the waiting around part.

[Barrister]

I mean it depends.  If you're a freelancer and jury duty means you don't get paid I have some sympathy.  But if your employer is going to cover your wages like they are supposed to then by all means embrace jury duty.

And remember that the prosecutors are always right.

[dps]

But if your employer is going to cover your wages like they are supposed to then by all means embrace jury duty.

That's not a requirement here.  Most employers won't do it, though mine does.

[Habbaku]

"Most" seems like an exaggeration. A quick search shows that some states mandate pay, and all the employers I've ever been with have covered it.

[derspiess]

I think I've only worked one place where they wouldn't pay for jury duty.  Dude that owned the company was a notorious cheapskate.  But during new employee orientation they did 'generously' offer to give you a letter stating they didn't pay, to help you prove financial hardship.

[Admiral Yi]

DC courts paid me like 13 clams an hour.  Do you guys not get that?

[The Brain]

Jesus. That's the swamp for you.

[Barrister]

DC courts paid me like 13 clams an hour.  Do you guys not get that?

I think we gave a fairly ridiculous $20 or $25 per day.

[Admiral Yi]

Now that I'm thinking about it, it might have been a lot lower, like 5 an hour.