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No Vested Interest

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8. In the last week or so, I have rejected jury service several times.

Mon Dec 21, 2015, 02:51 PM

Dec 2015

I was formerly willing to serve on juries, and thought they were a fair enough means of settling some issues.

However, lately, with the infighting on DU, especially in the Primaries forum, but also elsewhere, I've opted to not be a part of that discussion or the juries that have resulted.

Frankly, I consider the arguing among primary partisans petty and immature and want no part of it.
It reminds me of young children arguing, and I've served my time as arbiter of those disagreements and want no more of it.

So, yes, Stuart, I've noticed the increase in requests for jury service as well.

Interesting side note - about a month or 6 weeks ago, it came to my attention that someone had marked my profile unwilling to serve on jury service. That had never been my intent, so I reversed that. I have no idea how that reversal occurred and am not going to belabor it, but, trust me, it happened.

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An interesting fact about jury service..A lot more of it..3 or 4 times as much [View all] Stuart G Dec 2015 OP

and more silly alerts Duckhunter935 Dec 2015 #1

Not fer nuttin', but isn't this meta? merrily Dec 2015 #2

Meta is ok until it becomes "disruptive". Warren Stupidity Dec 2015 #11

It seems to mean that a supporter of Sanders is the OP. merrily Dec 2015 #12

Bingo! (nt) fleur-de-lisa Dec 2015 #23

I pulled myself off jury duty SheilaT Dec 2015 #3

I did too. PasadenaTrudy Dec 2015 #7

I kept getting called to jury duty in groups I have trashed csziggy Dec 2015 #9

Exactly. nt PasadenaTrudy Dec 2015 #20

The OP is offensive and over-the-top. I'm alerting this hideous trash. Buzz Clik Dec 2015 #4

I would never..never suggest such a thing..Figment of my sick mind....eom Stuart G Dec 2015 #6

I think it works some of the time.. Stuart G Dec 2015 #5

In the last week or so, I have rejected jury service several times. No Vested Interest Dec 2015 #8

I've noticed my jury invites have increased Cal Carpenter Dec 2015 #10

Agreed. Igel Dec 2015 #22

I like jury service. Also like to vote Leave and let people work it out. (usually) BlueJazz Dec 2015 #13

I'm getting called about twice a day now ProudToBeBlueInRhody Dec 2015 #14

I agree about the frequency - I also am on a jury just about every day. That's Nay Dec 2015 #15

Under the old system, the mods were pretty busy during primaries. Kaleva Dec 2015 #16

I'm going to alert on this thread.... Xolodno Dec 2015 #17

I still participate in juries Blue_In_AK Dec 2015 #18

I'm on the not willing to serve list. I guess it's mmonk Dec 2015 #19

DU is but a shadow of it's former self. Very sad for all the 7wo7rees Dec 2015 #21