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Perhaps it was the quality of the people or even the "lack" of seriousness in the case I served on (civil case- no jail time- just money), but unfortunately I didn't walk away feeling better about the justice system. It actually made me feel worse. I had really high expectations for jury duty too- it's something I've looked forward to doing since I was a kid.
When called for jury duty the two words I dread hearing are "civil case" because I consider it a colossal waste of time. More often than not they're the frivolous lawsuits that have all but destroyed this country The civil case I was on was exactly that. In fact it was a five-year-old case that was originally thrown out but was appealed. And as it turned out the plaintiff still didn't have a case because he lost.
And as for the prison guard brutality case, while I don't know the story behind it, I do know that sueing the State over "inhumane conditions" such as being served macaroni & cheese every day for a week is a popular passtime among prison inmates. In fact some of them are just as knowledgeable about law, if not more so, than many lawyers.
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