jury duty, pt. 2

[juldea]

No juror service for me. I was called as part of a pool to be considered for a civil trial, but they filled the 12 necessary seats before I was even called up to answer any questions. Foo. I was one of the (from what I could tell, FEW) people there who WANTED to be a juror, but none for me. Bah.

The knitting got through the front door without even a whisper of a problem, and they were small metal needles (perfect for eyes, muah.) So, I guess Middlesex County is ok with that. I traded off with it and Blood Rites, finishing the latter a few minutes ago, after I got home. Butcher is not quite as bastardly as before - well, I guess I should say he's the same level of bastardly, although he didn't really pull on those strings in this book that 'get' me quite as badly. Some interesting new ones, though. Oh - and I should stop reading the backs of the books before I read the books themselves. This is the multipleth time that I've guessed at what's going on due to the back covers, and I really hate spoilers like that.

In more coincidental news, I saw wickedgoodgrrrl there, who is someone I recognized from the Buttery. She was in a different set of prospective jurors than I was, but we got a little bit of chatting time and she reminded me that the Buttery Birthday happens sometime soon.

All in all, I really REALLY don't understand why people complain so much about jury duty. Yes, I did almost nothing all morning long but read and knit in uncomfortable chairs. But... so? And if I had been chosen, I would've been overseeing MY justice system and making sure they do things right. That's damned well worth a few days in court.

Comments

[ddrpolaris.livejournal.com]

the only thing I really have against it is there really isn't anyone to do my work, so when I get back I would have huge backlog waiting for me.

[juldea.livejournal.com]

Heh. The bailiff who talked to us said (paraphrased):

To all of you who have brought notes from work saying how important you are to the business and how the company will fall to pieces without you - keep ahold of them. The next time you're up for a raise, show them to your supervisors.

[anitra.livejournal.com]

That's awesome.

Although when I was called up for jury duty in NY, they let anyone go who really WAS irreplaceble - a guy who ran his own (one-person) business, some stay-at-home moms, etc. I got to go because I made the convincing argument of "I can't stay here, I have to get back to school."

When I had jury duty in Worcester a couple months ago, I never even got into a courtroom. Just sat in the waiting room until about 12:30, at which point we got the "we've filled all the jury pools we need - you can all go home" Kinda nice to get half a day off to myself :)