I had jury duty a couple of years ago. It was kind of interesting, but luckily the whole schmere didn't take more than a day.
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Calli - Sep 16, 2005 4:52:47 am PDT #8049 of 10002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Daisy Jane - Sep 16, 2005 4:55:05 am PDT #8050 of 10002
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Dana, hey! I saw the pictures of your parents' house. It's unbelievable. I hope your dad is right and that it is salvagable. My cousin's mom is going back Monday, and I'm trying to get her a press pass so she can move around a bit more and check on some stuff. I'm going to see if they can maybe get some pictures of our areas. Much sympathy to you and yours.
Daisy Jane - Sep 16, 2005 4:56:47 am PDT #8051 of 10002
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
I'm kinda hoping it won't take more than a few hours. I'm an idealistic liberal in Texas, no way any prosecutor wants me on that jury. Besides, they usually send a bunch of people home before they even get to the picking part.
Off to do my civic duty.
Emily - Sep 16, 2005 4:58:03 am PDT #8052 of 10002
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
Huh. Mine doesn't have such a box. I can be disqualified for not being a citizen, being over 70 or under 18, not speaking English, not living in the county, convicted of a felony, having already served, being physically or mentally incapable, or a primary care-giver for a permanently disabled perosn. That's it. And then I can request an alternate site if it'll be too hard for me to get to the courthouse, but it doesn't say anything about being a student.
Daisy Jane - Sep 16, 2005 4:59:21 am PDT #8053 of 10002
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Call them and ask maybe?
Dana - Sep 16, 2005 5:00:28 am PDT #8054 of 10002
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Another patch of good news: Algiers and Jefferson Parish are being reopened. My grandparents and great-aunt will be able to go home by Sunday, if they want.
Calli - Sep 16, 2005 5:01:54 am PDT #8055 of 10002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
When they were doing the whatsit, voir dire?--the thingy where the attorneys chose the jury--for my group, they let a breast-feeding woman leave. Which seems quite reasonable, but I've never been quite that desperate to get out of jury duty.
Amy - Sep 16, 2005 5:03:06 am PDT #8056 of 10002
Because books.
Pssst, Cindy, there's no link in your post.
tommyrot - Sep 16, 2005 5:10:40 am PDT #8057 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Emily, just fake being mentally incapable.
Nutty - Sep 16, 2005 5:19:53 am PDT #8058 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
I can be disqualified for not being a citizen, being over 70 or under 18, not speaking English, not living in the county, convicted of a felony, having already served, being physically or mentally incapable, or a primary care-giver for a permanently disabled perosn.
Ha! When I was in college, in Hampshire county, they called me despite my not being a citizen of the state. (I legally resided in Connecticut.) There was no "I don't live here" exemption, then. Of course, they also reoutinely called foreign students too, and they had to go in person to the courthouse to prove they were not citizens.
Knock wood that I am not called any time soon.
I don't think Karl Rove being on his back maoning in agony would have made disorganized people over their heads act any less disorganized. There would just have been more lying and adroit reality-denial, which would haev obscured the problem. So, really, we're all better off that ole Karl was peeing rocks, because I for one am a fan of reality.