Doing the duty
Posted on December 13, 2005
Nothing to post about for a long time, then I have a slew of things to right about, so here goes (over the next 2 or 3 articles):
Back in middle school (or thereabouts) I remembered a teacher explaining about juries, jury duty, etc. One of the main things that sticks in my mind about those lessons was the teacher explained that some people seemed to be called all the time, while others never got called. It’s supposedly random – fate if you will, but I am one of those people who seems to get called every few years.
Originally, I was sort of nomadic, and I would get jury summons’ for places I lived before. The first time I actually got a summons for a place I lived in was in Colorado Springs. I didn’t get called to serve on a jury (we got taken up for questioning, but the defendant pleaded guilty before we went in), I learned some important bits of info. 1) Eat well before hand, since they may not let you go down to get a snack (at the time I was notorious for skipping breakfast). 2) Bring a book, because a lot of waiting is involved.
A couple of years ago, I got a summons to appear for jury duty here in Indianapolis. I went, and waited around awhile, before a group of us were called up to be empanelled for a civil suit. That time, I actually got to the part where they ask us questions. However, they only needed six jurors and one or two alternates, and I was number 13 or something like that, so they had enough jurors before they got to me. I went back down to the meeting room, and we were let go about an hour later.
So tomorrow, I have jury duty again. I’ll probably bring Dune, which I picked up a few weeks ago, but haven’t read, although part of me (a twisted part) is tempted to bring A Confederacy of Dunces. For some reason, I’m thinking I will actually be put on a jury. Actually, I have no basis for that notion, it’s just a hunch. Of course, this week is also very busy at work – Thursday in particular – so I’m guessing (again, no basis whatsoever) that I’ll be put on a jury that sits for more than one day. Murphy’s law I guess. We’ll see how it goes.
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