Jury Duty
http://evilpaul.blogspot.com/2008/01/jury-duty.html
While I agree with the “Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor” dictum, I don’t think it applies to someone who is aggressing against you. A few examples…
If a robber pulls a gun and says, “Give me all your money or I’ll shoot you!” You take your wallet from your pocket, and hand it to him. The robber then says, thumbing through your wallet, “Is this all of it?!” I don’t see a moral obligation to answer him truthfully that, “No, I also have a couple twenties folded up in my left sock.”
Similarly, if a person in possession of some cannabis is pulled over by the police (which is an aggressive act in and of itself) and asked if he has any drugs or alcohol in his possession, I don’t think he’s required to mention the half ounce of it hidden under the back seat (or where ever) truthfully and invite further violence upon himself.
So, in the case of the State aggressing against a person and enslaving him to do jury duty, I don’t see that it would really be wrong to lie to state officials during the process.
