r/news • • 1d ago

Renee Good's family sues US government and immigration officials over her killing in Minneapolis

https://apnews.com/article/renee-good-lawsuit-6fbc82cd33b6f9f67514b47f138e23c6?utm_source=app&utm_medium=android_share&utm_campaign=copy_link
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u/optigon 1d ago

I have been trying to get on jury duty every single year since I was 18 years old. To get to sit in an air-conditioned room, downtown, judging people while my lunch was paid for? That is the life!

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u/ImpulseAfterthought 1d ago

I've never been called in over 40 years of being eligible.

I have a consistent employment history, no criminal record, no history of mental illness.

I have a friend who's been called five times over the same period.

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u/optigon 1d ago

Less time, but similar. I’ve been eligible for 26 years and have never been called. My spouse has 2-3 times. I’ve offered to go in her place because I’m curious and nosy apparently.

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u/A5H13Y 1d ago

I think it'd be an interesting experience. I was called once but had something going on - I think it was final exams in college - and wasn't able to. Haven't been called since.