Can you believe it? Not only did I actually go to jury duty but I got *PICKED* to be a juror! Incredible. It is so boring at jury duty. I mean it is the absolute worse thing ever! The waiting around, the anxiety to NOT get picked.
Actually now that I am a juror it isn't so bad because now I am just waiting for the case to start and get it over with.
Doing my part as my civic duty is a bunch of BS. One day I got to court at 10. We didn't start until 11:30. We got dismissed at 11:50 for lunch. We came back at 1:30 but court didn't start until 2:30 and then we were done for the day at 3:15. Basically I spent my entire day waiting around for less than an hour of actual court time!
When other people find out that I am on jury duty they always ask, "Why didn't you say he is guilty?" It just isn't that easy. Plus, other people tried that before me and the judge just asks more and more questions...essentially proving you are just trying to get out of jury duty.
I mean I tried to get off jury duty by saying:
1. My dad works for LAPD
2. I don't like to follow the rules
3. I am biased towards translators and people that don't speak english. (The defendants don't speak english).
4. I said I like to cheat to win.
5. I said I wouldn't lose a night sleep over an incorrect verdict
All that and I am still on the jury. I have a slim chance to get booted off tomorrow but the jury selection should be all done tomorrow. Can you beleive it took ONE week to pick a jury? Horrible....horrible waste of time.
5 days ago
5 comments:
Miles, aren't you the primary care giver for JT? i.e. your wife works and you are a stay at home dad. That worked for Shirley right after Ryan was born.
That worked for my brother too. You would've definitely been taken off. They don't have to know that your mom and dad are babysitters. You really are the primary care giver, right? = )
Oh well..good luck and have fun! Just hope you get on an exciting case.
that's good that you were even given THAT much of a chance to answer questions. they never ask me questions. they just pick me. GRRR.
that's what bugs me the most about jury duty is that they pull these ridiculous time wasting crap.
Miles, just think, now you can sit around and think about celebrities with curly hair. ;-)
roger & shirley:
1. i should have signed up as a primary care giver for jack but i honestly thought i would only be at court for ONE day.
2. yes, i suppose it would have worked and i will remember that next time.
3. no need to think about celebrities with curly hair, the DA is actually pretty!
jen: yeah, i think they give TOO MUCH time to answer questions because you should hear some of the stupid answers people give.
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