If we took jury representation seriously, every jury would be a randomly-selected representative example of the population, jury duty would be remunerated very well and there would be stuff like childcare for jurors in place, hell you shouldn’t even need to spend gas to get to the courthouse the court should send a van to pick you up and feed you three hots while you’re there.
Instead we’ve got a system where one of the best ways not to get picked is to show up to the court wearing glasses and reading a book while you’re waiting because lawyers will see that, assume you’re smart, and motion to get you removed from the jury pool.
If we took jury representation seriously, every jury would be a randomly-selected representative example of the population, jury duty would be remunerated very well and there would be stuff like childcare for jurors in place, hell you shouldn’t even need to spend gas to get to the courthouse the court should send a van to pick you up and feed you three hots while you’re there.
Instead we’ve got a system where one of the best ways not to get picked is to show up to the court wearing glasses and reading a book while you’re waiting because lawyers will see that, assume you’re smart, and motion to get you removed from the jury pool.