"The only people who serve on juries are people who have nothing better to do. Many of those people have jobs, which means jury duty is more pleasant than their jobs! [...] If my job was less pleasant than jury duty, I'd want to convict innocent people just to see their eyes bulge when they hear the verdict."
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Scott Adams
Scott Raymond Adams (June 8, 1957 β January 13, 2026) was an American cartoonist and satirist, best known for his Dilbert series of comic strips and books.
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