I have been selected to sit on a jury tomorrow at the pompously named Suffolk Superior Courthouse. They request that jurors wear "appropriate attire," and so I shall attend proceedings dressed as a carol singing character from one of those collectible Charles Dickens' Christmas Village models. After all, does the Commonwealth of Massachusetts seriously think I will vote to imprison someone at Christmas time? As the late Auberon Waugh so rightfully observed, "the Law is an ass."
Civic duty? Bah humbug. I'm pretty certain they'll send me home early.
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You'll want to rock back and forth in your seat, mumble and spit, and scratch at your face a lot. That's how I got out of jury duty last time.
Posted by: Andraste | December 19, 2007 at 12:17
Not unless you're a sole care provider for an incapacitated minor. And even then, some courts are getting so called "daycare centers" (where they practice non-court-authorised questioning of children) to nail you in your juror's seat.
As I learned via, unfortunately, professional association.
Posted by: Tatyana | December 21, 2007 at 17:21