Re: RE: Re: RE: Re: How are criminals arrested

On 6/23/2025 12:02 PM, cyclintom wrote:

On Sun Jun 22 23:41:03 2025 Beej Jorgensen  wrote:

In article <2XC5Q.1372247$6%s6.721360@fx12.iad>,
cyclintom  <cyclintom@yahoo.com> wrote:

the way I read the 6th Amendment you are not required to stand jury
duty. The 6th Amendment guarantees the defendent the right to a speedy
trial with a jury of his peers. It does not require citizens to stand
jury duty.

>
A fine state the 6th Amendment would be in if no peers showed up to be
the jury!
>
Butler v Perry calls out compulsory service of several types as being
Constitutional, including military service and jury duty.

    Providing the jury of peers is a state responsibility.

With batons, handcuffs and chains?
Or does that have an individual civic duty component?
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