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   Message 9,372 of 10,932   
   Warren Oates to Doug Mitton   
   Re: Getting picked for jury duty -> I th   
   19 Oct 09 21:18:42   
   
   XPost: can.internet.highspeed, ont.general   
   From: warren.oates@gmail.com   
      
   In article ,   
    Doug Mitton  wrote:   
      
   > Still unfair in my opinion.   
   > I don't have ideas on how to make it better but financial hardship   
   > should definetly be one, or at least pay the (missed) salary of the   
   > person.  I know for a fact none of the court officers work for free,   
   > why should the jury.   
      
   Well, you know what they say: trial by jury sucks because the   
   defendant's guilt or innocence is being decided by 12 people who were   
   too stupid to get out of jury duty.   
   --   
   Suddenly he realized that he was alone   
   with a giant halfwit on a dark deserted street.   
     -- Chester Himes   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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