XPost: can.internet.highspeed, can.legal   
   From: Some@Guy.com   
      
   Doug Mitton wrote:   
      
   > I went through this about a year ago.  I had several reservations   
   > about the whole thing:   
      
   Do you know from which list you were selected?  Was it the municipal   
   property tax roles, or was it a federal election list?  Do you know   
   which court system you were dealing with?  Was it provincial or federal?   
      
   > - There is a threat implied in the notification, and we are   
   >   supposed to be the innocent ones.   
      
   The threat is that you will be penalized if you don't fill out the form   
   truthfully and send it back.  If you want to have a jury that is   
   unbiased (from a selection point of view) you can't have it composed of   
   only people that have self-selected themselves because they want to be   
   on a jury.  Remember, at some point *you* might find have to defend   
   yourself in court, and you will want an unbiased jury.   
      
   > - My employer doesn't re-imburse for lost employment, and there   
   >   is no lattitude allowed for this   
      
   The regulations (or laws) state that employers are not liable or   
   required to pay your salary during the time you are participating on a   
   jury.  Note that if you have the ability to negotiate your own   
   employment contract, you might want to have it say that your employer   
   *will* compensate you if you are chosen for jury duty.  Perhaps some   
   public-sector / union contracts contemplate this.   
      
   > As a side note you have to be careful with the "snide"   
   > comments (ethnic/racial) to attempt to get out of jury   
   > duty, you can quite easily be charged with contempt.   
      
   This is true.  Perhaps there are web-sites or other on-line resources   
   that contain useful tips as to how to act, respond, etc, during the   
   interview selection process that will get you out of jury duty without   
   crossing the line.   
      
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