Re: [OT] Judge reams out people avoiding jury duty

On Tue, 20 May 2025 20:45:58 -0400, Rhino
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A judge in Hamilton, Ontario gathered a whole lot of people who had
failed to turn up for jury duty and demanded to know why.
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https://www.thespec.com/news/crime/hamilton-courtroom-fail-to-obey-jury-duty-summons/article_6719b3d0-6d16-58bc-801e-62bf15b3fed1.html
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I've only been called once and I showed up. The defendant made a last
minute decision to plead guilty and the whole jury pool of 250 was
dismissed so I wasn't there very long.
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I'm under the impression that most Americans feel that only fools fail
to wiggle out of jury duty. Is this true? I've never heard anyone on
this side of the border express contempt for the notion of serving on a
jury although I'm sure everyone called finds it inconvenient. Then
again, given the lame excuses offered to the judge in this article,
willingness to do jury duty may not be as widespread as I assumed.

In my state you get called every three years so consider yourself
lucky.