My Civic Duty

[minoanmiss]

What is this my sixth time? I spent an inordinate amount of money on a Lyft to the courthouse, took notes on the Instructional Video to keep from falling asleep during it (there are a lot of statements followed by sarcastic "WOOOOOO"s), experienced true terror as the juror evaluation and empaneling approached my number... and escaped by the skin of my teeth! They only needed a 6 person jury!

The judge (whose Boston accent was so thick it could blunt a knife -- I wonder if he practices) said "unfortunately I must dismiss you" and I nearly danced out of there.

Then I went home and crashed 6 hours.

No more for 3 years!

Comments

[musesfool]

"unfortunately I must dismiss you"

Ahahahaha!

Getting cut loose from jury duty is such a relief after having to sit in that room all day.

[magid]

I didn't know there *were* 6-person juries, so I've learned something today. Thanks!

[bikergeek]

Pretty common in civil trials IIRC.

[princessofgeeks]

You win!

[armiphlage]

Thank you for showing up!

[bikergeek]

Meanwhile here I am having lived in 3 states over the course of 40 years and have never been called.

[minoanmiss]

They didn't actually check my ID so next time I get called I'm sending you.

[bikergeek]

I love you too.

[sovay]

No more for 3 years!

Mazel tov! You've done a lot of civic duty.

[anna_wing]

I had to google "Boston accent"...I know American accents don't actually all sound the same, but if you asked me to identify them I'd be lost except for the New York one, since I lived there, and the southernish ones, where the slurring of the words is noticeable. It's like the tastes of different varieties of apple. I could tell a Granny Smith, and a Fuji, but everything else is just "some sort of apple".

[ororo]

You did your duty and I know you would have served well if you'd been chosen. yay for extra sleep!

[med_cat]

Well, a nuisance, as you say, but still, better than if you had to stay? ;)

*hugs*