For those who have done Jury service

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Basically joe public is thick as ****, generally does not have a clue and is totally naive. That's why they have the vote - so New Lie, et al can stay in power.

In the past you had to be the equivalent of a high earner/educated i.e. a free man, to sit on a jury. Letting the great unwashed onto the job was just one of the ways TPTB have been using to discredit the system over the years.

[Turion]

In the past you had to be the equivalent of a high earner/educated i.e. a free man, to sit on a jury. Letting the great unwashed onto the job was just one of the ways TPTB have been using to discredit the system over the years.

I think they ran into supply contraints. These freemen would probably got a bit peeved being asked to serve every month! that's why they had to widen the criteria.

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I think they ran into supply contraints. These freemen would probably got a bit peeved being asked to serve every month! that's why they had to widen the criteria.

Yes, in the past a mortgage would have disqualified you from jury service, as it blooming well should, but now I understand that people with speeding tickets, and even disqualifications, can sit on juries for other road abusers, it's madness!

[Turion]

Yes, in the past a mortgage would have disqualified you from jury service

Bloody right too. Those who have participated in this latest orgy of debt created mis-economics are the ones who should be in the dock.

And if they prevented jury service due to speeding tickets, juries would consist of +75yrs, hat wearing, Rover 45 drivers