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Originally Posted by Ugly Bastard
I remember my roommate got called for jury duty on this trial for a woman who embezzled $30,000 from the business she worked for (which might seem like a lot of money, but frankly is nothing in the grand scheme of the business world). Anyway, when they were going through jury selection, they were asked if they would be comfortable sentencing her to as much as 20 years is she is convicted of the crime. Everyone basically nodded as if to suggest that seems reasonable. My roommate interrupted and was like, "uhh... are you people out of your minds?! 20 years?!? It's not like she stole $30 million." They promptly dismissed him from the jury pool.
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Would your roommate agree if it was HIS $30,000 that was stolen? Would 20 years still seem too long or would he be ok with her walking away with 6 months probation?