Wednesday, May 7, 2008
The Juror
Have I mentioned that I've been summoned for jury duty? While I think it would be a pretty interesting experience, I can't imagine how to fit it in to our life. Gabe rides the bus to me at work after school and we rush like crazy to pick up Jacob and Jared. I called today to see about getting dismissed but was told I would have to appear on May 12th and let the judge decide. I explained that I would have to take my son out of school in order to be there otherwise he would get off the bus and I wouldn't be there. They didn't seem very concerned about his school attendance. It looks like we'll be making a trip to the courthouse. Wish me luck!
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I have done it twice and enjoyed it both times, but hated the conflict with work, too much running back and forth and trying to be here when you should have been there! Linda is on Grand Jury duty for 18 months, what an obligation. I am all for civil duty, but that is a bit much. Love the cases though, like a live soap opera! Good luck
I've done it twice and had a "love/hate" relationship with it. Here you have to call in every other day for about 12 weeks and see if there is a case the next day and if they possibly need jurors. Then you set in a room for a couple of hours while lawyers dicker. Most of the time you end up going home. Had one trial; lasted a bout 2 hours, jury was full of MORONS with the exception of 3 of us. Ended up making no one happy--which must mean the jury system works. . . .
That's funny. I got a jury questionaire in the mail 2 days ago that I have to fill out and mail back so they can consider me for jury duty. They have a place for comments as to why you can't do it. I thought about putting some kind of ignorant comment about hating some group of people and how I would say they are all guilty and deserve the chair. But I decided the person who got the questionare for review would be in that group and I would end up on jury duty the rest of my life or on trial myself. I may just show up with cut off shorts, flip flops, skin tight wife beater with stains, trucker hat with some offensive phrase on it, unlit half smoked cigarette dangling out of my mouth, and make some comment about trying to get on my mom's jury. Feel free to use any of these ideas.
GM I would try your technique, however, the jury summons specifically reads...no flip flops, tank tops, shorts, halter tops, bare midriff, sagging or bagging, and the biggie...no undergarments showing. There goes the my plan of wearing underwear on my head singing "That's the sound of the man workin' on the chain gang..."
Hey! I happen to know someone who walks into Gabe's classroom each afternoon, gets a kid and then has 45 minutes to kill before the next pickup time. I think I can get Gabe a ride and to my knowledge she does not have any felonies...yet. Let me know!
You could always be like Sandra Bullock on Miss Congeniality...answer World Peace to each question!! Of course, the attorneys have their strategy already laid out before they even see you - they know which particular juror would best help them win your case.
If you get selected; just make sure it's a juicy one!!
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