My fellow libertarians, here's a spending cut that seems petty and counterproductive even to me:
Jurors in some Lake County cases won't get free lunches while serving because budget cuts have forced judges to halt a practice of using public money to feed them.
The changes affect Lake Superior Civil Division Courts but not jurors serving in the better-funded Lake Circuit and Lake Criminal Courts.
Chief Superior Court Judge John Pera said he is frustrated and embarrassed by the move to end lunch payments, a change that is the result of 30 percent spending cuts over the last two years. The civil courts already are at a disadvantage with other courts that receive revenue from tax and user fees that aren't shared, The Times in Munster reported.
It's bad enough to have one's fate determined by the first 12 people who couldn't figure out how to duck jury duty. Just imagine a decision rendered by that panel after it is "disgruntled" at being treated so shabbily. And saying "free lunches" makes it sould like it's a nice, big benefit graciously handed out by the government. It should be considered part of
