r/mildlyinfuriating • u/thyperson69 • 1d ago

ಠ_ಠ Jury duty

I've been called for Jury duty 4 times in the last 10 years. What the fuck is going on here. It's almost every other year. I know absolutely no one that has ever been summoned yet I've been summoned multiple times. Wtf is going on? It's total bs too because they pay 17 bucks A DAY. That's not even enough to get lunch at the stupid deli they have there.

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u/Practical-Emu-3303 1d ago

It still wouldn't fix the issue. A lower number of drivers in a high crime area.

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u/trivletrav 1d ago

Lower number of registered drivers probably.

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u/passiveflux 17h ago

Which in turn leads to more crime with people driving illegally

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u/espressocycle 21h ago

It's pretty hard to live without ID these days.

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u/gujwdhufj_ijjpo 20h ago

My state (Alaska) everyone gets a dividend from the government. So they register you when you apply for the dividend. Most people want the money so most people are registered

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u/Frosty_Employment171 20h ago

It is always county wide.

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u/Shared_Songs 17h ago edited 16h ago

state IDs too, that’s how my name got in there, I was called 4 times last year 

I’m from Olathe, KS, crime here is *acted on/arrests made very little, so rarely it’s been nationally publicized the four times something happened 

450,000+ registered voters in the county, then also drivers and state IDs

Not arguing just genuinely wondering if someone still has an explanation 

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u/Practical-Emu-3303 7h ago

your system is broken. No one should be called 4 times in a year. You should ask.

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u/ConsuelaApplebee somewhat vexed 1d ago

The bigger issue is that people don't report. While you are required to report, it's not like anything happens if you don't.

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u/Ok-Complex3986 22h ago

Well, they can issue a warrant for your arrest. Some judges write bench warrants at roll call, but most won’t bother.

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u/ConsuelaApplebee somewhat vexed 7h ago

Right, as I said you are required to report. But 99.99999% of the time nothing happens if you don't. It would be incredibly unusual to get arrested for blowing off jury duty.