r/law • u/bendubberley_ • 15h ago

Legal News The judge in the Lindsay Clancy case is admonishing jurors who are refusing to follow his instructions

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u/Salt-Competition-552 10h ago

Much in the same vein of RoguePlanet2, I'm an elder millennial with a BS in comp sci and halfway through an MBA. I did my time in the navy and it absolutely opened my eyes to what the lowest common denominator is in a given group. Empathy is crucial to a functional society. Also, as a government employee I'm obligated to serve jury duty if called. its a necessity to keep everything humming along.

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u/RoguePlanet2 9h ago

TIL it's mandatory for gov't employees. Just thought it was expected regardless.

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u/Salt-Competition-552 8h ago edited 8h ago

The government pays your wages while you're on jury duty. Unless you have another extenuating circumstance, you're sitting on that jury.

Edit: My literacy after a couple beers isn't what it should be.

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u/Truth_ 2h ago

My job did not (not the federal government). I got paid minimum wage by the courthouse, I believe? So I definitely lost money, but I wanted to see and be part of the process.

Kind of crazy they leave it up to each employer, though.