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I got a chance to chat with the defense attorney of a case I was a juror on like a year later when they sat down next to me at a bar. He said that they generall

I got a chance to chat with the defense attorney of a case I was a juror on like a year later when they sat down next to me at a bar. He said that they generally took IT folks as they tended to be salaried and thus not impacted by a court case. Same for retired folks. Note I am making the assumption that a high % of IT folks went to higher education.

thaumasiotes 4y ago
> He said that they generally took IT folks as they tended to be salaried and thus not impacted by a court case. Being salaried means you draw a full week's salary if you do any work that week, but if you do no work for a week, you're not entitled to pay based on "salaried" status.
- aidenn0 4y ago
  It completely depends on company policy
- grogenaut 4y ago
  Versus the elevator repairman in the pool with me who was pure hourly and was going to work doubles to make up for it. My companies just paid you or some other arrangement since I've been salaried.
TomSwirly 4y ago
> they generally took IT folks as they tended to be salaried and thus not impacted by a court case. What part of a "jury of your peers" do these prosecutors not understand?
- lesuorac 4y ago
  Heh, if you plead guilty does that mean the jury should be made of convicts? but to the actual topic, "jury of your peers" is a legal term and not a logical term. It just means the people should live near you [1]. and not that if the town is say 99% black that the jury has any black members. See also, does a "loaded gun" need to have any bullets in it (NO!) [2] [3]. [1]: https://www.nolo.com/dictionary/jury-of-one's-peers-term.html https://www.nolo.com/dictionary/jury-of-one's-peers-term.htm... [2]: https://www.gjllp.com/news/new-york-s-definition-of-loaded-firearm/ https://www.gjllp.com/news/new-york-s-definition-of-loaded-f... [3]: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/265.00 https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/265.00
- monocasa 4y ago
  Jury of your peers just means that they're not the judge, prosecuter, or some formal aristocratic class member but instead members of the public.

thaumasiotes 4y ago

> He said that they generally took IT folks as they tended to be salaried and thus not impacted by a court case. Being salaried means you draw a full week's salary if you do any work that week, but if you do no work for a week, you're not entitled to pay based on "salaried" status.

aidenn0 4y ago
It completely depends on company policy
grogenaut 4y ago
Versus the elevator repairman in the pool with me who was pure hourly and was going to work doubles to make up for it. My companies just paid you or some other arrangement since I've been salaried.

TomSwirly 4y ago

> they generally took IT folks as they tended to be salaried and thus not impacted by a court case. What part of a "jury of your peers" do these prosecutors not understand?

lesuorac 4y ago
Heh, if you plead guilty does that mean the jury should be made of convicts? but to the actual topic, "jury of your peers" is a legal term and not a logical term. It just means the people should live near you [1]. and not that if the town is say 99% black that the jury has any black members. See also, does a "loaded gun" need to have any bullets in it (NO!) [2] [3]. [1]: https://www.nolo.com/dictionary/jury-of-one's-peers-term.html https://www.nolo.com/dictionary/jury-of-one's-peers-term.htm... [2]: https://www.gjllp.com/news/new-york-s-definition-of-loaded-firearm/ https://www.gjllp.com/news/new-york-s-definition-of-loaded-f... [3]: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/265.00 https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/265.00
monocasa 4y ago
Jury of your peers just means that they're not the judge, prosecuter, or some formal aristocratic class member but instead members of the public.