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Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski
When I have been in a jury pool I would have loved to have been seated. I'd sit back and watch. But yes, a Grand Jury, I don't get how anyone can do that.
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Last time I was dismissed* from a jury (I knew the prosecutor), the judge made an announcement they were looking for new panelists and gave a run down of the qualifications. I'm not sure how anyone with a straight face makes the argument that grand juries are comprised of any representative portion of the population.
Also, in my neck of the woods, those of us with childcaring responsibilities are excused until I think the kid is 12. I found this out when asking how I could pump breast milk and serve on a jury. Seems like a pretty important segment of the population isn't around for deciding cases where kids are involved. I'm not sure how to reconcile the two.
*I'd love to sit, but I always get bumped pretty fast.
