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While the mangled prose is not easy to decipher, it appears that the poster is suggesting that “intelligent” people should be able to figure out a way to avoid performing their civic responsibilities - indeed, to avoid even having to show up?</p>
<p>Here’s a novel thought: Jury duty is an honor, a privilege, and a responsibility of free citizens in a democracy, which “intelligent” people should be willing to undertake with pride. Anyone with a legitimate reason for not undertaking the duty in a given instance due to schedule conflicts with important personal commitments can pass for a future date. But comments like
really cheese me off.</p>
<p>Not that anyone with that attitude should be on a jury anyway - jury duty calls for responsible adults, not immature, self-centered scammers.</p>