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In response to "I wonder if my jury duty on Apr 13 will get canceled. Here's hoping! -- nm" by Bardi Gras

In the courts here the answer is NO although some jurors are refusing to show up. If you close the courts or government you are fucked. The emails we

Posted by JackDawson (aka dawson) Mar 12 '20, 07:22

get are all: we have to be safe,d on't come in if you don't need to, but please please please do your work and we ABSOLUTELY must not give the impression that the agency is shuttered or not operating in anyway

I mean, we get yearly training for stuff like this.

Imagine that there is a public perception that the courts are not functioning?

that does not lead to good things

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Way to burst my bubble, Jack. :P - Bardi Gras Mar 12, 07:29 5
- 1000+ people? Really? WTF. Even in NYC jury service isn't 1000+ people sitting around -- nm - JackDawson Mar 12, 07:30 4
  - It is a sight to behold. -- nm - Bardi Gras Mar 12, 07:41 2
    - oh. I get it. You live in a "we don't really want to afford due process, just stiff sentences" jurisdiction -- nm - JackDawson Mar 12, 07:42 1
      - You got it. Grumpy jurors are great at discouraging the defense. -- nm - Bardi Gras Mar 12, 07:51
  - We have a lot of crime. -- nm - spamlet Mar 12, 07:32
Thank god Weinstein got sentenced just in time. -- nm - budice Mar 12, 07:23
The first paragraph in your IM is basically us too. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 12, 07:23 1
- Yeah, I mean, it's not as simple as "isolate everyone now!" what about the health workers? who operates the cabs or the subways to get us there? who b - JackDawson Mar 12, 07:26

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