with community standards. Evidence is "withheld" from juries for being too prejudicial, even though it is relevant. There is no search for the truth, and the rich get better results because they can afford better lawyers. Overall, the whole court system is a game. This clip pretty well sums up how the system has failed everyone except the lawyers (cut/paste URL) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHFa30pD3\\... I have never understood how criminals have a "right" to trial by jury but innocent people, with no connection to the case, do NOT have the "right" to refuse to be on the jury. Innocent people are being punished for a crime they didn't even know about until they are called for jury duty. I also want to mention I just got my 3rd notice in 12 months. My sister-in-law works in the jury office and has said that I will get a summons everytime I am eligible. We got in an argument and this is her revenge. She has told several people that she is going to do this. How on earth is this legal? She doesn't even care that the income I am losing was meant to feed her neice and nephew. @Laurie: the constitutional amendments have provisions in there that stipulate no one citizen can serve on a jury more than once in a twelve month period. Not January to December but instead a rolling 12 months from the last time you served. You can get summoned as many times a year as possible, but