> I see a considerable amount of apathy towards serving in a jury. Why is it seen as such an inconvenience? Because it's very disruptive to the schedules and f

> I see a considerable amount of apathy towards serving in a jury. Why is it seen as such an inconvenience? Because it's very disruptive to the schedules and finances of those affected with limited assurances of how long those disruptions may last. If you're self employed, should you be expected to forego an income for days, weeks or months to serve on a jury? If you're responsible for children, should you then be expected to find and pay for safe, reliable, ad-hoc childcare for an undetermined period of time? Lst week a friend drove hours to jury duty only to be told once there that his service wasn't needed - nobody's was that day. He's an employee with a salary so he wasn't impacted financially, but something like this could have a very real impact on someone living paycheck to paycheck or someone who is only paid when they work. I have great appreciation for the legal system and the trial by jury process - I've been called twice, but never selected to sit on a jury. But I believe that the system needs to address the impact that serving on a jury has on the lives of those tasked with serving.