Jury Duty
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With an account, you can revise, criticize, and comment on ideas.[I]f you’re on trial, you can force the state to use a jury to decide the facts of the case.
So it’s a trade off - if you have the right to a jury trial, so also do you have the obligation to serve on a jury for a person who has chosen a jury trial.
Otherwise, you get what’s called a “free rider problem”, people who refuse to serve on juries still insisting on a jury trial if they’re on trial.
People say the same thing when it comes to police services and the fire department. The solution to the free-rider problem is to not provide the service to people who don’t pay.
But then some people might not be able to afford a jury trial.
Yes. Juries don’t grow on trees. If you want a service, you have to pay for it.