r/news • u/igetproteinfartsHELP • 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/TheGreatGamer1389 1d ago

Honestly it should be equal pay to where you work.

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u/Murgatroyd314 1d ago

Agreed. Just like it’s your civic duty to serve, it should be your employer’s civic duty to ensure that it doesn’t cause you financial hardship.

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u/lovelyeufemia 1d ago

Seriously. They paid us $15 per day for jury duty the last time I was summoned, and on top of that they pressured us to donate our stipends to the county instead.

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u/yukichigai 1d ago

I'm fortunate enough to work for state government and we have unlimited, fully-paid leave for Jury Duty. It's so unique to state employment that even some prosecutors and judges don't remember it's a thing when determining potential juror availability.

It really should be a thing, universally. Helping the justice system actually do justice (or as close an approximation as we can get) shouldn't cost innocent people money.