TITLE:
Many Are Called
VALIDITY:
courts and juries and capitalism
DESCRIPTION:
The judiciary has presented you with a statistical analysis of the past year, showing that well over a quarter of people called for jury service were subsequently excused from it, with childcare commitments the most common reason, closely followed by medical exemptions.
OPTION 1
"This is a problem for justice, as it means our juries are not truly representative of our whole population," complains Justice Law, who isn't a judge or in the legal profession, but rather just has an awesomely apposite name. "We need to tighten up the exemption criteria considerably, and up the fines incurred for failure to attend this vital civic duty. When justice isn't put first, everybody loses. At least, that's what I always say at the lunchtime canteen queue."
OUTCOME:
jurors whine "are we nearly there yet?" to lawyers who take too long to sum up
OPTION 2
"Look, why do you want to have resentful jurors who don't want to be there?" asks Moderately-Rotund Tony, a defendant. "I think jury service should be opt-in, with those civic-minded citizens who are interested in it stepping forward to offer their services, free of charge. I think you'll find there'll be a surprising number of volunteers -- I can name a dozen totally impartial dockyard workers who'd be more than happy to take time off to serve on my trial, and who will swear an oath that they do not know me or my family. Everybody wins!"
OUTCOME:
juries are mostly made up of homeless people looking for somewhere warm to sleep
OPTION 3
"The reason why people don't want to go to jury service is because time is literally money," observes an idiot who doesn't know what 'literally' means. "You should pay people for their jury time at an amount equal to earnings lost. For care commitments, pay for help. For medical problems, bring medical support into the courtroom. Any problem can be surmounted if you're willing to pay to solve it."
OUTCOME:
juries deliberate more than magic 8-balls
